No Thoroughfare

Two boys from the Foundling Hospital are given the same name, with disastrous consequences in adulthood. Danger and treachery would prevail were it not for the courage of the heroine and the faithful company servant. Their quest takes them from fungous wine cellars in the City of London to the sunshine of the Mediterranean—across the Alps in winter. The story contains crafted descriptions, well-drawn and diverse characters, eerie and exotic backgrounds, mystery, semi-concealed identities, brinkmanship with death, romance, the eventual triumph of Good over Evil, and many other elements expected in classic Dickens. Two associates, wishing to right the wrong, are commissioned to find a missing heir.