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.

Montmorency, the man leading a double life, torn between his two identities, returns in this gripping sequel.

Five years after giving up his life of crime in the sewers, Montmorency is back in London. But his evil alter ego, Scarper has returned too, pulling him back into a dark world of crime.

Montmorency's old friend and fellow government agent, Lord George Fox-Selwyn, fights to rescue him from disaster and risks calling in Montmorency's prison doctor, Robert Farcett, to help.

However, when Montmorency turns up on a Scottish Island, he finds himself caught in another web of mystery.