Pre-Owned Two Crafty Criminals! : And How They Were Captured by the Daring Detectives of the New Cut Gang 9780375870293

from themulhern

Another excellent period novel which also emulates the literature of the period. It's a bit like "Count Karlstein" and a bit like "The Tin Princess" in that way. The pterodactyl bet at the end is a clever allusion to Conan Doyle's "The Lost World".

from msjessie

The kids of the New Cut Gang live in that charmed and whimsical world children inhabit until the crush of adulthood and responsibility; adults fall in line with their demands and nothing is impossible for the likes of Benny, Thunderbolt, Bridie and Sharky Boy - not even uncovering dastardly crimi...

from leftik

The volume contains two adventures, both of which are enjoyable, witty and smart. Are they ​The Golden Compass?​ Of course not. But if you're a fan of Pullman's other short stories, you won't be disappointed. And, as usual, he excels at taking random events and merging them into one epic conclusi...

from A_Reader_of_Fictions

The minute I saw this one in NetGalley, I wanted it desperately, because I loved the His Dark Materials series. Two Crafty Criminals is quite a different story than those books. In fact, the book isn't so much a book as two shorter books bound into one. This could just as easily have been publish...

from summerskris

This is literally a book about two criminals, as told in two different stories. And it has been a joy to read about the children of the New Cut Gang and their adventures. The two primary characters are Benny, the leader, and Thunderbolt, a smart kid nicknamed as such after he knocked down a membe...