Summary
When Ludlow Fitch runs away from his thieving parents in the City, he meets up with the mysterious Joe Zabbidou, who calls himself a secret pawnbroker, and who takes Ludlow as an apprentice to record the confessions of the townspeople of Pagus Parvus, where resentments are many and trust is scarce. Full description
Series: Tales from the sinister city
The black book of secrets (Volume 1.)
The bone magician (Volume 2.)
The eyeball collector (Volume 3.)
The lunatic's curse (Volume 4.)