The Empty Sleeve

Him what's born on the chime . . . he's the one what'll have communications with the devil.'At the age of fourteen, 'chime-child' Peter Gannet is apprenticed to a locksmith in Covent Garden. But his desperate longing to escape from the insufferable adults around him and go to sea leads him into some dubious undertakings. Before long, the old ship's carpenter's dire prophecy comes true, for in the locksmith's workroom he meets a phantom with an empty sleeve.Tense and atmospheric, this is a gripping thriller about ghosts, a wall of hands, envy, dishonesty and finally murder!

Product details

• Authors: Leon Garfield
• Publisher: Red Fox
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.06.2015
• EAN: 9781782950738
• ISBN: 978-1-78295-073-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), crime; ghosts; murder; historical