The Good Thief's Guide to Venice

Charlie, a gentleman thief to rival Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief , gallivants around Venice in The Good Thief's Guide to Venice-- the next caper in Chris Ewan's sparkling series. After a particularly bad streak of luck in Vegas, Charlie has retreated to Venice, having vowed to give up a life of crime to write crime fiction full-time. But inspiration has yet to strike. And to make matters worse, Charlies agent Victoria shows up at his door just as his prized first edition of The Maltese Falcon flies out the window with a femme-fatale burglar. Blackmailed into committing a dastardly crime in order to get his book back, Charlie is catapulted into yet another adventure, this one even more explosive than the last. Charlie Howard, Gentleman Thief And Famous Crime-writer, Has Gone Straight. But Holing Himself Up In A Crumbling Palazzo In Venice In An Attempt To Concentrate On His Next Novel Hasn't Got Rid Of The Itch In His Fingers. And To Make Matters Worse, A Striking Italian Beauty Has Just Broken Into His Apartment And Made Off With His Most Prized Possession, Leaving A Puzzling Calling Card In Its Place.it Looks As Though Kicking The Habit Of A Lifetime Will Be Much More Of A Challenge Than Charlie Thought. Sneaking Out Into Venice's Maze Of Murky Canals, And Trying Not To Relish Being Back On The Job Too Much, Charlie's Efforts To Be Reunited With His Treasured First-edition Of The Maltese Falconquickly Embroil Him In A Plot That Is Far Bigger And More Explosive Than He Could Ever Have Imagined. But By The Time He Finds Himself Bundling His First Ever Hostage Into A Trunk On A Speedboat And On The Run From The Poliziahe Has To Admit That He Is In Way Too Deep. "Charlie Howard - struggling crime-writer by day, talented thief by night - has gone straight. But holing himself up in a crumbling palazzo in Venice to concentrate on his next novel hasn't got rid of the itch in his fingers. And to make matters worse, a striking Italian beauty has just broken into his apartment and made off with his most prized possession, leaving a puzzling calling card in its place. It looks as though kicking the habit of a lifetime will be much more of a challenge than Charlie thought. Sneaking out into Venice's maze of murky canals, Charlie's attempts to tame a cat burglar embroil him in a plot that is far bigger and more explosive than he could ever have imagined." --p.[4] of cover. "Charlie Howard - struggling crime-writer by day, talented thief by night - has gone straight. But holing himself up in a crumbling palazzo in Venice to concentrate on his next novel hasn't got rid of the itch in his fingers. And to make matters worse, a striking Italian beauty has just broken into his apartment and made off with his most prized possession, leaving a puzzling calling card in its place. It looks as though kicking the habit of a lifetime will be much more of a challenge than Charlie thought. Sneaking out into Venice's maze of murky canals, Charlie's attempts to tame a cat burglar embroil him in a plot that is far bigger and more explosive than he could ever have imagined."--Page 4 of cover En let og humoristisk kriminalroman om forfatteren Charlie Howard, der skriver romaner om en tyv og også selv er det. Denne gang er han i Venedig, hvor han forsøger at genvinde en kostbar og sjælden bog, der er blevet stjålet fra ham af en smuk kvindelig indbrudstyv 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