title: The Ruffler's Child (A Thomas the falconer mystery)
author:  John Pilkington 
description: Since leaving school, John Pilkington has worked in a variety of jobs. With a degree in English and an MA in Drama, he co-founded Soft options theatre company. He began writing plays in the 1980's and has taught writing in London and in West Country.
zlib_text: Jacket copy from the original hardcover book:
  A rain storm and an unexpected guest bring this new mystery into the
  Hollisters’ lives when a lightning-struck tree branch falls on a car in front of
  their home in Shoreham.
  The car is occupied by a young Hawaiian, Tom King, who, although
  not seriously hurt, needs help from the Hollisters to get out of his car. While
  resting in their home, he tells them he has come all the way across the
  country in search of a log book from an unidentified clipper ship. The only
  clue he has are a few sketches of the ship which he hopes will be identified
  by one of the old clipper ship captains he has been told to see. This log book
  is important to Tom for it will prove his grandfather and grandmother were
  married on this ship giving him evidence that he is legally entitled to the
  inheritance left by his uncle.
  How is this mystery connected with Gregory Grant and Lisa Sarno, the
  famous movie stars, and a motion picture in which the Hollister children have
  an