Publisher's Synopsis
Toffer is amazed to discover that he has been left something in a will, and delighted to discover that is is in fact a travel trunk, a mysterious journal and a monkey! But the monkey causes havoc in his Edwardian uncle's house, and Toffer is soon being pursued by a mysterious stranger. Who is the bequest from? What is the stranger looking for? Will Toffer ever be allowed to keep Achilles, the monkey? Travelling round London at breakneck speed in hansom cabs, canal boats and bicycles, he unravels a mystery that goes right to the heart of the South American rain forest.
