Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf av Chris Riddell, Paul Stewart

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<p>Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and ''high-stacking'' around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. In this first adventure, Barnaby is attacked one night by an enormous dog. He kills it - but that''s not the end of this particular mystery . . . as Barnaby finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor and ill-advised patients, strange tonics and very expensive furs... Could there be more to the seemingly respectable Dr Cadwallader and the tonics he doles out to the poor? Is there a link between the tonic and the huge dogs - or possibly wolves - that are roaming the city at night? When Barnaby''s old acquaintance Benjamin goes missing, Barnaby fears the worst for him, and decides to dig deeper... <br><br>A fantastic romp through a Dickensian-style city, with a wonderful new hero in the guise of Barnaby. This new series from the bestselling dream team of Stewart and Riddell is a must for all fans of the Edge Chroni