Dick Turpin was a famous highwayman, liar, thief, bully and murderer... or was he? 7th April 1739. York. Today is the day Dick Turpin will die. A young boy waits in the crowd below the scaffold. Waits for a glimpse of the famous highwayman. Waits to see him hang. In the crowd are five people - a villain, a victim, a fool, a traitor and an old man - who want to tell their stories. For some of…
Mayor Twistle is one of the richest men in Wildpool. But when it comes to helping the poor, his hands are kept firmly in his pockets. It's about time the tables were turned! On the other side of the town, Smiff Smith is enrolling at the world's first Crime Academy. He knows his life will never be the same again, but he has no idea the adventures that lie in store or the danger he's about to face!