Harry is a professional pickpocket until it goes wrong and he escapes to the theatre. He begins an affair with an actress whose boyfriend is a successful criminal. Harry wishes to journey through his world but the canal system of London draws him back. By the author of "Soldiers and Innocents".
Russell Celyn Jones is a British writer and academic, born in London and brought up in Swansea. He has written novels, mostly focused on crime and issues of guilt and morality, and also teaches creative writing.