The Tinker Spy

Solo, son of farmer Felice, an ex-gypsy, overhears a conversation between two men planning a robbery to take place on the forthcoming date of the annual spring fair. The men callously intend to lay the blame on a gypsy called Silas.

When Solo tells his old brother Jacko, his young police constable friend Pip and his father, Pip urges him to report the conversation to his Sergeant the next day. To Pip’s amazement, although Solo appears at the police staton, he makes up a story of two of his father’s cows missing. When he discovers why, an unlikely suspect surfaces...

Meanwhile, they need to find Silas to warn him to stay away from the fair, so that he could not be blamed. This will mean someone going from village to village to find someone of that name. Since tinkers frequently roamed from place to place, Felice is persuaded to disguise himself as a tinker but, although he visits as many areas as he can, no-one seems to have heard of the gypsy about to be incriminated.

As Jacko and Solo decide to play detectives, they find themselves in grave danger. Will Felice find Silas? Will the real culprits be found? Will the boys escape unharmed?

Tinker Spy is a thrilling adventure story, perfect for children between the ages of seven and 12.

Marianne Parry is a retired primary school teacher from Birmingham. She currently volunteers to teach R.E. topics for local schools. Marianne enjoys writing short stories for children and her growing collection includes Tales of Wabasso, Rusty and Friends, Bruno and Little Donkey and Grappo the Gorilla.