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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 the trade by breaking into the man's own apartment. Trouble ensues when it turns out the apartment belongs to someone else. The next day, Charlie's fence hires him to steal an ordinary-looking oil painting - from the same address. Mere coincidence? Charlie reckons there's no harm in finding out - until a dead body turns up in his living room. Hiding in a Montmartre hotel, Charlie tries to work out how to save his skin, while also placating his agent Victoria, who has arrived unannounced in the mistaken belief that Charlie actually looks like the author photo he provided.
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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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I enjoyed the first book with Charlie Howard in Amsterdam and this was no disappointment. If you read and enjoyed the first one - I would recommend picking this one up. Even though being the second book in the series - it is not necessary to have read the first one(The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam), but you'll enjoy this one better if you do.
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Well, Chris Ewan must be doing something right, as after reading The Good Thief`s Guide to Amsterdam, I thought, I wonder what happened next, so immediately read this follow up. What I particularly like about this series is the clever link between the main character being an author of crime novels, at the same time as being a burglar himself, and these 2 `streams` linking up in the books (and Chris Ewan is actually writing about Charlie Howard being a crime novelist, so a sort of `novel within a novel` type thing). Also, this so definitely ISN`T a deadly serious piece of scary writing but is written with tongue firmly in cheek , very easy to read, very enjoyable, with Charlie coming across as a very likeable. And again, you definitely get the feel of being in the place where the action is set, this time Paris.
There`s all sorts of twists and turns to make it a compelling read right to the end, and there are clues all along the way to help guide you to the real murderer. At times I felt a bit lost trying to sort out who was who, and what was true and what wasn`t , but overall a very good read
There`s all sorts of twists and turns to make it a compelling read right to the end, and there are clues all along the way to help guide you to the real murderer. At times I felt a bit lost trying to sort out who was who, and what was true and what wasn`t , but overall a very good read
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The humour form the first book is here again. It's a nice accompaniment to the plot and is usually at Charlie's own expense. The plot is confusing in a good way (a lot happens and we are as lost as Charlie is, almost anyway) - I'm not going to try to explain it all because I don't want to spoil the book for anyone who hasn't read it, and I doubt I could remember all the twists if I tried. I was quite pleased not to have gotten the final twist - if I'd stopped to think about it I probably could have worked it out, but I didn't want to stop I wanted to carry on reading.
The book ends with some useful French translations which made me laugh out loud.
The book ends with some useful French translations which made me laugh out loud.
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A good read spoiled by having sat too often
In the same vein as Mike Ripley and Jonathan Gash but not quite as well written.
It has an excellent plot with many a twist and moves along at a good pace. Read more
It has an excellent plot with many a twist and moves along at a good pace. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2009 by R. C. Graham
Pacy and well written
It's not easy to find a writer who can deliver a fast-paced crime novel and pen a well-put-together sentence at the same time, but Chris Ewan has definitely managed it here. Read more
Published on 16 May 2009 by Daisy Wang
Like a high speed heist...
This book leaps straight in with both feet and never really stops running. There were quite a few times when I had to re-read paragraphs to work out what was going on, but the... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2009 by Read Me
Good Thief...great book too
I read amsterdam and really enjoyed it and waited for Paris with anticipation. A great book that was really hard to put down. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by lazydust
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