Chances are it’s old – maybe it’s been there as long as the building itself – so it could be rusted up and tough to open even if you happen to have a key. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The characters in both books are engaging and the plotting is pretty good. I entered the service alley, raised the lid on the wheelie bin and peered inside. I debated whether to rate this three or four stars and settled on four because I really did like the protagonist and, although a little quirky, the writing style flowed well. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019. With a simple lock, the plastic bristles’ll jog the pins up to the exact right height so the lock can turn.”, “And you think this will work on the front door?”, I took another draw on my cigarette, held the smoke in. All that concerned me was the fact that he was there. Hello, Sign in. You ready?”. “You think maybe the cover will not light? Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The next day, his fence calls and orders the theft of a painting from the very same address. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. “Good. While the concierge is busy putting the fire out, we pick our way inside.”, “You do not think he will be suspicious?”, “Not at all,” I said, waving Bruno’s quite valid concern aside. This is the first novel that I have read in 'The Good Thief...' series and I have to say that I found it absurdly entertaining!!!! Already, the flames had taken hold and I could smell burning plastic and the scent of warm, rotten bananas. Could not finish this one. There was a pen in his hand and a puzzled expression on his face and I felt pretty certain he was working on a crossword. “I think it’ll work on the lock on the front door, but you’ll need to turn the door handle to get all the way inside.” I threw my cigarette into the litterbin. . After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Could not finish this one. Five titles take his thriller writer and house breaker protagonist, Charlie Howard, around the cities of Amsterdam, Paris, Las Vegas, Venice and Berlin. “True,” I told him, “but you’re forgetting the night concierge.”. Frequently bought together + + Total price: CDN$81.18. “I can see the buzzers beside the door and I count eleven of them.”, “One is hidden towards the bottom, where the light is not so good.”, “Huh,” I said, and wondered how much the booze in my system was affecting my focus. And once we’re all through acting, you and me will be upstairs in the apartment we’re after.”, Bruno hefted the litterbags. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He held it before my eyes. "Fast and funny, Ewan’s second offering in the Good Thief series is even better than the first." Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Reviews. Losing heavily at poker is one thing, but to find his literary agent, Victoria, being charmed by the Fifty-Fifty casino resort’s star magician, … Chris Ewan (Author) › Visit Amazon's Chris Ewan Page. Love the dialog between characters and character first person language. It’s going to look kind of fishy, isn’t it, if an apartment gets knocked over on the exact same night a charred copy of my memoir is found by the concierge?”, Bruno grinned again. The Good Thief's Guide to Paris: A Mystery, Minotaur Books; 1st American Edition (November 11, 2008). Never in a million years would I try this on one of my own jobs. Book 3. Chris Ewan has just released new editions of his Good Thief guides. [Chris Ewan] -- Charlie Howard, mystery writer and professional thief, is flush with the success of his Paris book reading when he agrees to show a novice how to break into an apartment. 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. It was empty, though it reeked of over-ripe fruit. --Publishers Weekly, "A feast for the amoral." Or suppose the book doesn’t catch properly? Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. We both collected a bag from inside the colonnaded archways of Place des Vosges and then I led Bruno back to Rue de Birague. Moments later, curls of blackened smoke emerged. A wheelie bin was stationed there, looking as if it belonged to the late-night greengrocers situated just to the right, “For you,” I said, handing Bruno my bag of litter and wiping my hands clean on my trousers. Charlie Howard--globe-trotting mystery writer, professional thief, and poor decision maker--is in Paris. Format : Library CD (In Stock) 1 Format: Library … Please try again. This is the second in the "Good Thief" series (the first being The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam). Das Buch ist sehr amüsant geschrieben, sogar noch etwas besser als der Vorgänger. “Superb,” Bruno said, as the bolt snuck back and I twisted the door handle at just the right instant. “But first impressions can be misleading. The people who say this book is boring must have very, very exciting lives. This time, though, his ever-useful London agent, Victoria, is in Paris, and although she is not happy to discover Charlie’s lies, she is willing to help. Publisher's Summary Charlie Howard - mystery writer and professional thief - is flush with the success of his Paris book reading when he agrees to show a novice the basics of his other trade by breaking into the man's own apartment. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award for best humorous crime novel 2009 “Fast and funny, Ewan’s second offering in the Good Thief series is even better than the first.” Starred Review, … The man was swivelling from side to side on a high stool, meanwhile glancing down at a folded newspaper. Nobody ever said a life of suspense was easy, but in Chris Ewan's The Good Thief's Guide to Paris, Charlie, the most disarmingly charming burglar since Cary Grant, soon finds things are getting way out of control.
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