Mudlark
By: John Sedden
Publisher: Puffin
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780141318684
Subjects: Serial murders; Juvenile fiction; World War, 1914-1918; Fiction; Murders; Mystery and detective stories
Description: It is Portsmouth in 1914 and Reg and Jimmy are mudlarks, diving for coins in the mud of the harbour. Then Reg finds a skull, setting off a murder hunt that lands Jimmy and Reg in serious trouble with the police. They've always done everything together, and now they're facing death. Suggested level: secondary.