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The Good Thief's Guide to Paris (Good Thief's Guide)
The Good Thief's Guide to Paris - Good Thief's Guide Author:Chris Ewan The moment I?d scanned the outside of the building, I turned to Bruno and said, ?First impressions, it looks straightforward.? Looking back, I can?t help but wonder what I was thinking. I mean, put that line at the opening of a crime novel and it?s practically a guarantee that everything is about to get complicated. — Charlie Howard?globe-... more »trotting mystery writer, professional thief, and poor decision maker?is in Paris. Flush with the success of his latest book reading, not to mention a few too many glasses of wine, Charlie agrees to show a complete novice how to break into an apartment in the Marais. Fast-forward twenty-four hours and Charlie?s hired to steal an ordinary-looking oil painting?from the exact same address.
Mere coincidence? Charlie figures there?s no harm in finding out?until a dead body turns up in his living room and he finds himself evading the law while becoming caught up in a quite outrageous heist. And that?s before Charlie?s literary agent, Victoria (who?s naive enough to assume that he looks like his author photo), finally decides they should meet face-to-face.
Nobody ever said a life of suspense was easy, but Charlie, the most disarmingly charming burglar since Cary Grant, soon finds things are getting way out of control.« less