12-year-old Gabriel has brilliant pickpocketing skills, which he uses in order to treat his Gran to the odd sausage sandwich from their local cafe. One day, he''s caught pickpocketing a stranger, but instead of being arrested, he is invited to attend Crookhaven - a school for future Robin Hoods who are trained in lock-picking, forgery and ''crim-nastics'', with the intention of doing good out in the world, by conning the bad to give back to the innocent. With a school wide competition to be crowned Top Crook and the many mysteries to uncover, Gabriel''s first year at Crookhaven will be one to remember... but can you ever really trust a thief? An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good.
