Dodger Author:Terry Pratchett A storm. Rain-lashed city streets. A flash of lightning. A scruffy lad sees a girl leap desperately from a horse-drawn carriage, in a vain attempt to escape her captors. Can the lad stand by and let her be caught again? Of course not, because he's ...Dodger.
This book honestly reminded me of Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman by Eleanor Updale. Terry Pratchett put his own spin on the tale but the plot and the end was very similar.