Stand and Deliver

THE ADVENTURES OF NED WATLING, AN ORPHAN AND HIGHWAYMAN'S ASSISTANT Ned is like any other teenage boy: awkward, a little shy, and just trying to find his place in the world. The only difference? Ned also happens to be the assistant to the nation's most feared highwayman, The Shadow . . . Travel back to a time when highwaymen ruled the roads and follow Ned as he is reluctantly swept up into a whirlwind of adventure. Whilst escaping the grasps of the thief-takers, Ned soon finds himself stepping into his master's shoes and an unwanted life of crime. The pressure is building with new friends and enemies galore when Ned stumbles upon a long-infamous gem, The Bloodstone, which forces him to make an important choice. Can he ultimately escape this new threat and finally free himself from the grips of The Shadow? A brand-new middle grade adventure from the author of Sebastian Darke, Philip Caveney.