Chris Ewan. (2011). The Good Thief's Guide to Paris. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.

Chris Ewan. 2011. The Good Thief's Guide to Paris. Blackstone Publishing.

Chris Ewan, The Good Thief's Guide to Paris. Blackstone Publishing, 2011.

Chris Ewan. The Good Thief's Guide to Paris. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2011.

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     Chris Ewan began his crime-writing career with The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam, which was called one of the "best books for grown-ups" by Publishers Weekly and one of the best thrillers of the year by the London Times. The Huffington Post also named Ewan one of America's favorite British authors. He lives on the Isle of Man.

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Charlie Howard—globe-trotting mystery writer, professional thief, and poor decision maker—is in Paris. Flush with the success of his latest book reading, 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, finally decides that they should meet face to face. Nobody ever said a life of suspense was ever easy, but Charlie, the most disarmingly charming burglar since Cary Grant in It Takes a Thief, soon finds things are getting way out of control.

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     August 11, 2008
     Charlie Howard, a crime writer who’s also an international burglar, once again makes a funny, fast-talking narrator in Ewan’s delightful second mystery (after 2007’s The Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam
     ). Tipsy after a Parisian book signing, Charlie agrees to show a new acquaintance the basics of the trade by breaking into the man’s own apartment. Trouble ensues when the apartment actually belongs to someone else. Charlie’s fence commissions him the next day to break into the same apartment to steal an apparently worthless painting, and the apartment’s real owner turns up dead in Charlie’s apartment. Hiding in a Montmartre hotel, Charlie tries to save his skin while also placating his attractive agent, Victoria, who’s arrived unannounced only to discover that the client she’s grown so close to by phone looks nothing like the author photo he provided. That Charlie pens a memoir titled The Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam
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     Ewan's Charlie Howard series is unusual because the protagonist both writes crime novels about a burglar and is one himself. Each tale is set in a different city. In this second outing, Howard, in Paris to publicize his latest work, is finagled into stealing a painting of no obvious value. Soon, he discovers that nothing is as it seems and finds himself suspected of murder. Howard is a delightful creation--smart, clever, and a bit naive. Simon Vance, an excellent reader of thrillers, ably conveys the character's mixture of duplicity, bumbling innocence, and charm. Ewan provides light entertainment with a bit of an edge while capturing the glamour and magic of the setting. This program should appeal to fans of thieves, exotic locales, and, especially, Lawrence Block's similar Bernie Rhodenbarr novels.--Michael Adams, CUNY Graduate Ctr. Lib.

     Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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