This is a collection of compelling crime stories from the author of "Horrible Histories", guaranteed to bring out the super-sleuth in every reader. From pirates and highwaymen to tricksters and kidnappers, Terry Deary lifts the lids on real-life criminals and their cruel crimes...Suspense builds as Ned Kelly stages a terrifying siege. Will the infamous outlaw be brought to justice at last? Daring Dick Turpin finds a partner in crime but for how long can the two rogues of the road escape the hand of the law? The Great Train Robbers pull off the biggest and boldest robbery but have they remembered to cover their tracks? Sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction...

 

This book is part of a book series called Terry Deary's Terribly True Stories .

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Scholastic .

The author of over 115 books, including the top selling Horrible Histories series, Terry Deary is one of the most successful children's writers today. He sells one million books a year and is the most borrowed British author in school libraries. Philip Reeve's first novel Mortal Engines was published to an incredible critical acclaim which his subsequent books have emulated. He is the author of the Larklight trilogy for Bloomsbury. Philip lives in Devon. David Wyatt, has illustrated many beautiful covers for authors including Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman. He lives in Devon, and is a keen lutist, cyclist, and wanderer of the moors.