John Guthrie Bücher

I n the Old Dock, bad things are happening in Rat City. Slither, the leader of the rats, and old Dross, the Nightwatchman, are running the Market for their own ends, not caring what harm comes to Rat City. Only the Ditchpole family will oppose them. But first, they must escape, and survive.And Slither wants them back.

A job! Food and lodging for Barney and son. But the job is part of a plot. Soon, Barney is in prison, and his son is on a prison ship. Both want to escape and help the other. But that is going to take a lot of doing.