Much-anticipated sequel to 'The Eleventh Orphan'. When Elfie's best friend, Joe, starts work as a clerk in her father's office, Elfie is delighted. Unfortunately, Joe's not the only new person working in the lawyer's office in Chancery Lane. Mr Trelawney's bigoted partner Mr Basildon-Blunt takes an instant distake to Joe and worse, he seems to have some hold over Elfie's father. But Elfie's never been one to give in to a bully like Bluntface. With Joe's patience and Elfie's tenacity, the two are soon on a treacherous trail to uncover a conspiracy that stretches from one end of the country to the other...