When Atticus receives an anonymous message summoning him to a meeting in a sleepy English coastal town, he packs his bags and sets off The world's greatest cat burglar likes a good mystery and this time curiosity has got the better of him The writer of the message, it turns out, is none other than Jimmy the Magpie, gang leader He is mourning the death of his friend Beaky, who has been run over by a Rolls Royce Now he wants Atticus to steal all the jewels in town and leave the humans baffled What could be more straightforward? But when Atticus moves in with Inspector Cheddar and his family, he starts to wonder if a life of crime is really for him

 

This book is part of a book series called Atticus Claw-Worlds Greatest Cat Detective .

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Faber & Faber .

Jennifer Gray is a former lawyer and now writes children's comedy. Her other work includes the Atticus Claw series. She lives in central London and Scotland with her family.