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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
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Good thief's guide volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Charlie Howard, part-time writer, part-time thief, has been engaged in a veritable spree of larceny and misappropriation since moving to Berlin. He's supposed to be working on his next novel, but high rent and a love of thrill-seeking have put a dent in his word count. Charlie's larcenous binge is interrupted by a call to duty -- on behalf of Her Majesty's Government.
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Historical Fiction Featuring Famous Authors
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Historical Fiction Featuring Famous Authors
Historical Mysteries
Strong Female Characters
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"December 1926: England unleashes the largest manhunt in its history. The object of the search is not an escaped convict or a war criminal, but the missing wife of a WWI hero, up-and-coming mystery author Agatha Christie. When her car is found wrecked, empty, and abandoned near a natural spring, the country is in a frenzy. Eleven days later, Agatha reappears, claiming amnesia. She provides no answers for her disappearance. That is...until she writes...
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Good thief's guide volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Retiring from his life of crime to write novels in Venice, gentleman thief Charlie is blackmailed into committing a dastardly deed in order to reclaim a prized rare book that has been stolen by a femme-fatale burglar.
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