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Mark Barratt was born and bred in London and lives with his wife and three children on a leafy hill not far from the Thames. In a highly varied working career he has been an actor, theatre director, writer and teacher, while always spending as much time as possible fishing. His script for the audio play The Wizard's Spell won a prize for Best Entertainment at the New York Festival in 1994.
Gritty, flawed characters, propulsive plot and brooding atmosphere yield a gripping mash-up of Dickensian tropes with an Adam Rapp-like concern for throwaway children. A chilling mystery that will haunt readers long after the final page Kirkus 20090930 A vivid and atmospheric story, with graphic descriptions of steaming sewers, that incorporates mystery with Dickensian overtones The Bookseller This exciting 'Dickensian' story has echos of Coram Boy ... Keen readers over 10 who enjoy historical novels will definitely appreciate this one The School Librarian 20080401 This is a great book, full of mystery and the horror of Victorian low-life Independent 20080817 This is such a superb book The Irish Times 20080531
