Thief in the Night

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781068447709
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Mar 2026
  • Publisher: Endeavour Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Darren Raffles didn’t believe in magic… until he found a tatty old cricket ball in his gran’s attic and rubbed it – only to see a mysterious ghost appear. The ghost of A.J. Raffles, the famous Victorian gentleman jewel thief and safebreaker – who also happened to play cricket for England.

Two million pounds’ worth of diamonds have been stolen in an armed robbery at Heathrow Airport. By chance, Darren discovers where the diamonds are hidden, so he and Raffles set out on the adventure of a lifetime to steal them back and return them to their rightful owners.

But Darren is a twelve-year-old boy and Raffles a hundred-year-old phantom. What could possibly go wrong…….?    

From the award-winning author of the Max Cassidy "Half-Pint Houdini" thrillers.  

Paul Adam has written fourteen critically-acclaimed thrillers: Unholy Trinity, Shadow Chasers, Genesis II, Oracle Lake (original U.K. title, Flash Point), Enemy Within, Knife Edge, Dixieland and The Wolves of Nifelheim; his Cremona Mysteries series featuring Italian violin maker Gianni Castiglione and detective Antonio Guastafeste - The Rainaldi Quartet (original U.K. title, Sleeper), Paganini’s Ghost and The Hardanger Riddle; An Exceptional Corpse, A Nasty Dose of Death and Toxin, featuring investigative journalist Mike McLean. He is also the author of the award-winning Max Cassidy "Half-Pint Houdini" trilogy of thrillers for younger readers – Escape from Shadow Island, Jaws of Death and Attack at Dead Man’s Bay. Paul lives in Sheffield and is married with two sons.