After a successful stint as international spies, Montmorency and Lord George Fox-Selwyn return to Victorian London, where Lord George is determined to enlist Dr. Robert Farcett to help cure Montmorency’s drug addiction, but in the process the three become involved with a mysterious rash of baby deaths on a remote Scottish island. This delightful sequel to the earlier Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? stands alone and offers an excellent introduction to this clever, likeable burglar and his friends. Sequels include Montmorency and the Assassins: Book 3 (2006) and Mont morency’s Revenge: Book 4 (2007). 2006 USBBY-CBC Outstanding Interna tional Books List. kti

Originally published by Scholastic Great Britain, in 2004.

In Victorian London, when Montmorency and his alter ego, Scarper, reunite with Dr. Farcett, the two cooperate to capture a bomber and become involved in solving the mystery of the poisoning of a village of Scottish children.