Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2023 ONE OF THE THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 2023 The first book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series the secret
school where students are taught to do wrong so that one day they can put the world to
rights. So this is really a school for criminals. It was meant as a question though it came
out more as an accusation.We are so much more than that Caspian said sitting in a plush
leather chair and gesturing for Gabriel to sit in a similar one across the table. We are a home
for the forgotten a sanctuary for the lost and ... yes a training ground for the greatest
crooks of the future. 13-year-old Gabriel is a brilliant pickpocket a skill which he uses to
keep his often empty belly not quite so empty. And then one day he's caught. But instead of
being arrested he is invited by the mysterious Caspian Crook to attend Crookhaven - a school
for thieves. At Crookhaven students are trained in lock-picking forgery and 'crim-nastics'
all with the intention of doing good out in the world by conning the bad and giving back to
the innocent. But ... can you ever really trust a thief? With a school wide competition to be
crowned Top Crook and many mysteries to uncover Gabriel's first year at Crookhaven will be one
to remember... An irresistible series about chosen family high stakes thievery and what it
really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony Horowitz.
