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The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
(2007)(The first book in the Charlie Howard series)
A novel by Chris Ewan
Charlie Howard travels the globe writing suspense novels for a living, about an intrepid burglar named Faulks. To supplement his income---and to keep his hand in---Charlie also has a small side business: stealing for a very discreet clientele on commission.
When a mysterious American offers to pay Charlie 20,000 euros if he steals two small monkey figurines to match the one he already has, Charlie is suspicious; he doesn't know how the American found him, and the job seems too good to be true. And, of course, it is. Although the burglary goes off without a hitch, when he goes to deliver the monkeys he finds that the American has been beaten to near-death, and that the third figurine is missing.
Back in London, his long-suffering literary agent, Victoria (who is naive enough to believe he actually looks like his jacket photo), tries to talk him through the plot problems in both his latest manuscript and his real life---but Charlie soon finds himself caught up in a caper reminiscent of a Cary Grant movie, involving safe-deposit boxes, menacing characters, and, of course, a beautiful damsel in distress.
Genre: Mystery
When a mysterious American offers to pay Charlie 20,000 euros if he steals two small monkey figurines to match the one he already has, Charlie is suspicious; he doesn't know how the American found him, and the job seems too good to be true. And, of course, it is. Although the burglary goes off without a hitch, when he goes to deliver the monkeys he finds that the American has been beaten to near-death, and that the third figurine is missing.
Back in London, his long-suffering literary agent, Victoria (who is naive enough to believe he actually looks like his jacket photo), tries to talk him through the plot problems in both his latest manuscript and his real life---but Charlie soon finds himself caught up in a caper reminiscent of a Cary Grant movie, involving safe-deposit boxes, menacing characters, and, of course, a beautiful damsel in distress.
Genre: Mystery
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1900 : UK Hardback
November 2007 : USA Hardback
May 2007 : UK Hardback
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April 2009 : USA Paperback
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August 2018 : MP3 CD
July 2016 : Australia Audio CD
July 2016 : Australia Audio CD

Title: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam: 1
Author(s): Chris Ewan
ISBN: 1-4893-5435-2 / 978-1-4893-5435-8 (Australia edition)
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
Availability: Amazon AU
September 2011 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam: Good Thief Mysteries, Book 1 (Unabridged)
Author(s): Chris Ewan
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon
September 2011 : Australia Audio edition

Title: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam: Good Thief Mysteries, Book 1 (Unabridged)
Author(s): Chris Ewan
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon AU
September 2011 : UK Audio edition

Title: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam: Good Thief Mysteries, Book 1 (Unabridged)
Author(s): Chris Ewan
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon UK
June 2011 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
Author(s): Chris Ewan
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon
June 2011 : Canada Audio edition

Title: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
Author(s): Chris Ewan
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon CA
June 2011 : USA Audio CD
Kindle Editions
June 2017 : Australia, UK Kindle edition
November 2007 : USA, Canada Kindle edition