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The Good Thief’s Guide to Paris Audiobook
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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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"I enjoyed this murder/mystery-- very similiar to the Jack Levine by Andrew Bergman series. Not too crime scene-ish like the modern murder mysteries, but more of the old-school mysteries with a little comic-relief in the characters"
— Lisa (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Fast and funny, Ewan’s second offering in the Good Thief series is even better than the first, with more fully developed secondary characters and a tighter plot…this series stands out from the crowd.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“Funny…Delightful.”
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“Wonderful descriptions of locale, engaging and wacky characters, and an entertaining plot that will leave readers eager for the next book. Highly recommended.”
— Library Journal -
“A feast for the amoral.”
— Kirkus
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" Another good one from Chris Ewan. Charlie Howard is a great character (and always in trouble). Can't wait to see where Charlie goes next! "
— Julie, 2/11/2014 -
" Cleaver, original idea. Thrilling with a surprising outcome. If you like mysteries and thrillers, I would give this one a try. "
— Rachel, 1/27/2014 -
" Generally a fun read, well-written. The author keeps too many crucial bits hidden from the reader for a really good who-dunit murder mystery. "
— Kathy, 1/17/2014 -
" I haven't read a mystery in quite a while. This one was slow to ensnare me, but it eventually did. I liked the wry, subtle British humor injected into the story, which really required a willing suspension of disbelief. A fun read in the end. "
— Steven, 1/12/2014 -
" I liked this one better than the first one. much more complicated mystery (at least i had no idea what was going on). but still didn't care terribly much what happened. took me a long while to read it because of that. "
— Monica, 12/20/2013 -
" Fun quick read set in Paris. I'm not too much of a mystery reader, never can predict whodunit. But the book within a book, narrator as author is interesting. It was fun too to be able to visualize some of the settings in the book, now that I've been to Paris! "
— Denise, 11/25/2013 -
" This was a quick and fun read (and thankfully the plot points were less obvious than Ewan's previous book, so I wasn't constantly rolling my eyes at the main character's complete lack of deduction) which made it easier to enjoy the good writing and characters. "
— Alisa, 11/8/2013 -
" I thought this was a great book. I love Charlie as a character. I think he is very funny and great narrator. I also like Victoria and can't wait to see where their relationship goes in the next books "
— Maria, 8/21/2013 -
" Ditto "Amsterdam" "
— Connie, 2/19/2013 -
" A fun romp with memorable characters. This was the second book in the series. I'll have to go back and read the first one, The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam. "
— Heather, 1/16/2013 -
" What fun to see Paris through a burglar's eyes. We get to meet some of Charlie's associates in the thieving and literary fields. Learned a bit about Paris that was not there when I visited in 1974. "
— Karen, 10/9/2012 -
" Good example of the cat chasing the mouse and the mouse turning around and giving it right back to the cat. "
— Kimberly, 8/24/2012 -
" This book caused some minor personal irritants, but otherwise I enjoy the characters and the scene and the plot is well-paced. I look forward to more! "
— Michelle, 8/9/2012 -
" Clever, fun read. Great if you like mysteries!! Plus - lots of Paris references so great for Francophiles too! "
— Traci, 1/13/2012 -
" This book was pretty entertaining. Kind of along the lines of the Parnell Hall ones. I didn't read the first one in the series though. "
— Shemsi, 1/9/2012
About Chris Ewan
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.
About Simon Vance
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.