Mystery on the Marsh: An Adventure Story for Older Children (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781789553383)

Mystery on the Marsh is an adventure story set in the 1920s. Ned runs away from his home in the East End of London when his stepfather threatens to get rid of his beloved old dog. He and Toby make their way towards the River Thames where Ned thinks he might find work but they end up living rough on the marshes. For some months he survives by doing odd jobs for people, and working at the weekends in the café where the owner, Bessie Brown, is kind to him.

But before long he becomes