The adventure begins when an apparently grief-stricken couple hire detective Victor Getz to track down their missing nephews: Prosper, age twelve and Bo, age five. Instead of languishing in the chill of the Venice streets as their aunt fears, Prosper and Bo have allied themselves with a band of urchins led by a boy who calls himself the Thief Lord.
When a shop owner whispers to the group of a special task for the Thief Lord worth an enormous amount of money, the kids are quick to relay … Continue reading →