Tells the story of a poor orphan's adventures in the criminal underworld of mid-nineteenth-century London.

Born and raised in the appalling deprivation of a Victorian-era London workhouse, the orphan Oliver escapes the drudgery of apprenticeship only to fall into the hands of the notorious Fagin and his gang of child thieves. But Oliver is an innocent at heart and the attempts by Fagin and the impudently witty Artful Dodger to teach the boy the trick of the pick-pocket's trade lead only to his almost immediate capture. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr....

When his gift for pickpocketing is noticed by the mysterious Finn Argos, Colm begins training to become a member of Thwodin's Legions, a strange group of warriors, mages, and hunters who search for treasure.

Accidentally stumbling into a pickpocket career during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Thomas Moran becomes a master thief and meets a host of colorful characters in search of the American dream.

"Eva Valverde vive en Barcelona, no roba por necesidad, sino para pagar un tren de vida que no podría mantener con un sueldo fijo. Y, claro, para sentirse por encima de los demás. Pero nadie dijo que la bvia del carterista fuera fácil. Tras varios años construyendo su mundo perfecto, lo pierde todo en un solo día. Lo que iba a ser un camino de champán y rosas se convierte en una sucesión de chantajes, violencia y cadáveres."--Page...

After he and his father are arrested as pickpockets, Benno is separated from the bear he had raised and come to love when the bear is sent to a zoo and Benno is taken in by a kindly policeman and his wife.

A slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.

While piecing together the ripped pages of his family tree, Toby Tucker is transported back in time to Victorian London in the body of his ancestor, Alfie Trott, a pickpocket.

"The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. They survive by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. With the ring missing, a rebel...