ldquoA delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventurerdquo mdashPublishers Weekly Starred Eel has troubles of his own As an orphan and a ldquomudlarkrdquo he spends his days in the filthy River Thames searching for bits of things to sell Hersquos being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler and a nastier man never walked the streets of London And hersquos got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe But even for Eel things arenrsquot so bad until that fateful August day in mdashthe day the deadly cholera ldquoblue deathrdquo comes to Broad Street Everyone believes that cholera is spread through poisonous air But one man Dr John Snow has a different theory As the epidemic surges itrsquos up to Eel and his best friend Florrie to gather evidence to prove Dr Snowrsquos theorymdashbefore the entire neighborhood is wiped out ldquoHopkinson illuminates a pivotal chapter in the history of public health Accessible and entertainingrdquo mdashSchool Library Journal Starred ldquoFor readers who love suspense drama and mysteryrdquo mdashTIME for Kids.
