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|summary=A grown-up Artful Dodger makes a deal with the devil which sees him framed for murder and facing the gallows. Surely only a 'twist' in the plot can help him now...
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Dodger is back! And oh, how I’ve I've missed him! Benmore’s excellent debut novel [[Dodger by James Benmore|Dodger]] left me hungry for more Dickensian escapades and it was with greedy anticipation that I began the sequel, ''Dodger of the Dials'', eager to see what our eponymous hero had been up to in the two years since his last adventure. Quite a lot, it would seem, as Dodger has reclaimed the coveted spot of ‘'Top Sawyer' and has a gang of his very own, as well as the heart of the fair Lily, the new lady in his life.
Of course, this being Dickensian London, drama is never far away and Dodger makes an unwise alliance with a master criminal that leaves him seriously out of his depth. The repercussions of this bad decision reverberate throughout Seven Dials and soon Dodger and his friend Mouse find themselves in Newgate Prison, facing the gallows for murder. Escape seems impossible, with crooked turnkeys watching his every move and rumours of an intimidating fellow prisoner, the 'Rum Mort' who is feared by all and watches everything.
