`This is a fantastic adventure story about an orphan who gets caught up with Hanoverians plotting against the throne of Good King James III. There are shipwrecks, ballooning, wolves attacking a baggage coach, and a grand climax in which the Duke of Battersea sees his Thames-side castle blown to smithereens. Highly entertaining' Sunday Telegraph In this novel Simon arrives in London and has his first introduction to the indomitable Dido Twite who is to play such a significant part in his life - and in the life of the series!