Crookhaven: The Thieves' Revenge : Book 5: Now a BBC Television series!

Author: J.J. Arcanjo

Reading age: from c 9 years

Published on 14 August 2025 by Hachette Children's Group (Hodder Children's Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Crookhaven' series.

Paperback | 320 pages
127 x 197 x 24mm | 228g

NOW a BBC Television series! An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony Horowitz.

It's Gabriel's fifth and final year at Crookhaven School for Thieves, and the crew have only one thing on their minds. This year, they must take down Gabriel's parents - the infamous leaders of the criminal organisation, the Nameless - once and for all.

How will the crew balance this goal alongside their last year of studies, which includes a new class called Groundwork, and the most difficult Break-in to date: infiltrating Crookhaven itself?Most importantly, can they find a way to lure two of the Underworld's most notorious villains out of the shadows, without anyone getting hurt...?The final book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to rights.