The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam - Softcover
Synopsis
Charlie Howard doesn't just write books about a career thief, he also happens to be one. In Amsterdam working on his latest novel, Charlie is approached by a mysterious American who asks him to steal two apparently worthless monkey figurines from two separate addresses on the same night. At first he says no. Then he changes his mind. Only later, kidnapped and bound to a chair, the American very dead and a spell in police custody behind him, does Charlie begin to realise how costly a mistake he might have made. The police think he killed the American. Others think he knows the whereabouts of the elusive third monkey. But for Charlie only three things matter: Can he clear his name? Can he get away with the haul of a lifetime? And, can he solve the briefcase-shaped plot-hole in his latest novel?
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Review
"This [is an] impressive debut, a comic whodunit. . . . Howard is a fresh, irreverent creation who will make readers eager for his next exploit."" "--"Publishers Weekly ""(starred review)""Charlie is agreeable company, producing that stream of witty patter that seems quintessentially British as he narrates his own skilled thievery and flights of quick thought . . . seeing the pieces fly together at the end without a single missing bit is pretty fun." --"Houston"" Chronicle""""Ewan's droll, funny, noirish style, cleverly drawn central character, and great descriptions of locale will make this a popular new series." --"Library Journal"
About the Author
Born in Taunton in 1976, Chris Ewan now lives on the Isle of Man, where he works as a lawyer. This is his first novel but he is already well into the writing of the sequel, The Good Thief's Guide to Paris. Visit the author's website @ www.thegoodthief.co.uk
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- PublisherPocket Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1847391273
- ISBN 13 9781847391278
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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