It's 1849, the year John Huffman's father is sentenced to London's
Whitecross Street Prison. He's been put away for gambling debt--leaving
fourteen-year-old John and his family out on the street. But it seems
gambling is the least of their problems: Father Huffman is accused of
treason. Surrounded by a cast of sinister and suspicious characters,
John's not sure what to believe...or whom.