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Published Aug 2011
336 pages
Genre: Mysteries
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Charlie, a gentleman thief to rival Cary Grant in 'To Catch a Thief,' gallivants around Venice in the next caper in this 'sparkling' series.
After a particularly bad streak of luck in Vegas, Charlie has retreated to Venice, having vowed to give up a life of crime to write crime fiction full-time. But inspiration has yet to strike. And to make matters worse, Charlie's agent Victoria shows up at his door just as his prized first edition of The Maltese Falcon flies out the window with a femme-fatale burglar. Blackmailed into committing a dastardly crime in order to get his book back, Charlie is catapulted into yet another adventure, this one even more explosive than the last.
"Starred Review. Ewan can turn a Wodehousian phrase on occasion, and his taut plotting adds substance to his considerable style." - Publishers Weekly
"Enjoyable mayhem... [An] engaging and well-paced crime caper." - The Guardian (UK)
"Ewan... creates a witty action caper that can only be described in best Italian terms as a proper bunga-bunga." - The Times (UK)
"The Good Thief's Guide to Venice is fun holiday reading and the perfect thing to lounge with in the sun... The action moves along at a cracking pace and the characters are well drawn." - My Favourtie Books (UK)
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Chris Ewan, who lives on the Isle of Man, was voted one of America's favorite British authors in a Huffington Post poll. He is the author of the stand-alone thriller, Safe House, which was named by The Telegraph as one of the top ten crime novels to take on vacation, and the Good Thief mystery series. The first in the series, The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam, was named one of the "best books for grownups" by Publishers Weekly and AARP The Magazine, and one of the best thrillers of the year by the London Times.
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