Ardagh, Philip. <br/><br/>
Dreadful acts :  book two of the Eddie Dickens trilogy / 
by Philip Ardagh; illustrated by David Roberts. 
 - New York, NY :  Henry Holt,  2003. 
 - p.  cm. 
 - The Eddie Dickens trilogy ; .
<br/><br/> Summary: Twelve-year-old Eddie Dickens survives encounters with an escape artist in a runaway hearse's coffin, a hot air balloon bearing the escape artist's lovely assistant, a gas explosion, and a jewel thief on the run. 
<br/><br/> Sequel to: A house called Awful End 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-8050-7155-5 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adventure and adventurers.--Fiction<br/>Escape artists--Fiction<br/>Robbers and outlaws--Fiction<br/>Humorous stories