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The Good Thief's Guide to Christmas
(2021)(The prequel to the Charlie Howard series)
A Novella by Chris Ewan
A CHARMING THIEF INVESTIGATES MURDER IN LONDON DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON – PERFECT FOR FANS OF LUPIN AND THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB BY RICHARD OSMAN.
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SAFE HOUSE.
It’s beginning to steal a lot like Christmas …
Charlie Howard –– mystery writer and professional thief –– is in London for the holidays when his agent, Victoria, asks him to break into a jewellery shop to steal the perfect Christmas gift. Charlie’s happy to oblige –– after all, Santa shouldn’t be the only one breaking and entering on Christmas Eve –– but events soon escalate in this fun and festive caper filled with murder, mayhem and yuletide cheer.
Murder She Wrote meets Lupin in The Good Thief's Guide to Christmas, a long short story that is the perfect Christmas treat for fans and newcomers to Chris Ewan’s highly acclaimed cozy mystery Good Thief’s Guide series – for fans of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Anthony Horowitz or M.C. Beaton's Agatha Christie.
This ebook also features sample chapters from The Interview, Chris’s hit thriller (writing as C.M. Ewan) published by Pan Macmillan.
Praise for The Good Thief's Guide Series
"A delightful series." The Seattle Times
"This is, in many ways, crime writing at its best." Sydney Morning Herald
"The detection is first-rate, and Howard is a fresh, irreverent creation who will make readers eager for his next exploit." Starred Review, US Publishers Weekly
"[Ewan's] droll, funny, noirish style, cleverly drawn central character, and great descriptions of locale will make this a popular new series." Library Journal
Praise for Chris Ewan
"Ewan is a genius." Lee Child
"A master storyteller." Ann Cleeves
"A rising star of the genre." Simon Kernick
Genre: Cozy Mystery
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SAFE HOUSE.
It’s beginning to steal a lot like Christmas …
Charlie Howard –– mystery writer and professional thief –– is in London for the holidays when his agent, Victoria, asks him to break into a jewellery shop to steal the perfect Christmas gift. Charlie’s happy to oblige –– after all, Santa shouldn’t be the only one breaking and entering on Christmas Eve –– but events soon escalate in this fun and festive caper filled with murder, mayhem and yuletide cheer.
Murder She Wrote meets Lupin in The Good Thief's Guide to Christmas, a long short story that is the perfect Christmas treat for fans and newcomers to Chris Ewan’s highly acclaimed cozy mystery Good Thief’s Guide series – for fans of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Anthony Horowitz or M.C. Beaton's Agatha Christie.
This ebook also features sample chapters from The Interview, Chris’s hit thriller (writing as C.M. Ewan) published by Pan Macmillan.
Praise for The Good Thief's Guide Series
"A delightful series." The Seattle Times
"This is, in many ways, crime writing at its best." Sydney Morning Herald
"The detection is first-rate, and Howard is a fresh, irreverent creation who will make readers eager for his next exploit." Starred Review, US Publishers Weekly
"[Ewan's] droll, funny, noirish style, cleverly drawn central character, and great descriptions of locale will make this a popular new series." Library Journal
Praise for Chris Ewan
"Ewan is a genius." Lee Child
"A master storyteller." Ann Cleeves
"A rising star of the genre." Simon Kernick
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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