The Sign of the Black Rock (Three Thieves)

The Sign of the Black Rock (Three Thieves) by Chantler, Scott. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781554534166.

Young readers (and adults, too) will feel transported by the clever, intricate plotline and superb, sweeping illustrations of this second title in the Three Thieves series. The action resumes as our three goodhearted fugitives stop at a roadside inn during a ferocious thunderstorm. Narrow escapes ensue as Grig, the scheming and selfish innkeeper, endeavors to capture the trio and secure a reward from the Queen. Tensions mount further as the Queens Dragons arrive at the tavern, hot on the trail of the fugitives and immediately suspicious of the smarmy Grig. Will Grig get his due? Will the fugitives escape? And why hasnt Grigs gentle wife spoken a word in ten years? You can bet shes got a secret.