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The twist of the hangman / John Townsend.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Branch	Status
JF TOWN	Junior Fiction	Bankstown .	. Available .
JF TOWN	Junior Fiction	Chester Hill .	. Available .
JF TOWN	Junior Fiction	Lakemba .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781912233335 (paperback)
Name	Townsend, John, 1955- author.
Title	The twist of the hangman / John Townsend.
Published	Brighton : Scribo, 2018.
Description	179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Summary	Graverobbing! Murder! Mayhem! Having fled from his bodysnatcher masters, Cephas Catchpole resolves to uncover the secrets surrounding his dead parents, the evil Dr Mortdecai Brimstone and his fraudulent smallpox potions, an enigmatic Indian doctor called Taggi and the infamous hangman Titus the Rope. Along the way, Cephas enlists the help of Mortdecai's bold and adventurous daughter Edith, who is keen to see her father get his deserved comeuppance.
Target audience note	For ages 8+ years.
Subjects	Children's stories
Subjects	Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
Genre	Historical fiction
Genre	Action and adventure fiction
Series	Curse of the speckled monster 02.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Action and adventure fiction . Children's stories . Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction . Historical fiction . See Also: Children's literature . Fairy tales . Fiction . Storytelling . Authors: Townsend, John, 1955- . Series: Curse of the speckled monster .