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Robbie is about to embark on running away from his family altogether, when he finds an unlikely travelling companion who proves to be both reckless and resourceful.

Once again, Gabriel Sage devises a cruel new punishment for Robbie. However, once again, Robbie’s mother turns against her son, causing him to take drastic action.

Irked by Robbie’s running away, his soon-to-be-stepfather finds a new way to punish him. But Robbie proves to be more than a match for the task.

Ashamed of certain people’s actions and disorientated by the night’s events, Robbie demands answers that are so troubling and so shocking, he decides to abandon any contact with anyone connected to the Mona Lisas whatsoever.

Without fully comprehending how, Robbie finds himself witnessing a deal between gangsters that is equal parts absurd and brutal.

Still dumbfounded by his discoveries that evening, Robbie eventually manages to resist the powerful influence of The Fortune-teller and finds himself embarking on a trip that will change his life.

Finally, Robbie is introduced to the immensely influential criminal network called The Criminal Mona Lisas, who include The Fortune-teller and The Scientist. The group is at a crucial turning point and heading into new, unchartered, dangerous territory.

Robbie’s oldest friend, a wheelchair-bound man named Ivor Noon, proves to have some astonishing abilities and demonstrates them to devastating effect.

After his mother takes Gabriel Sage’s side in a dispute, rather than her son’s, Robbie resolves to runaway to Bristol and back to his grandmother. However, he is certainly not expecting the threat that confronts him there.

Deciding to put the new coat’s extraordinary functions to productive use, Robbie begins to spy on the less than legal exploits of his soon-to-be-stepfather, only to find himself trapped in a place of nightmares.