The Good Thiefs Guide to Amsterdam, Chris Ewan
The Good Thiefs Guide to Amsterdam, Chris Ewan
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The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam

Author: Chris Ewan

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2011

Synopsis

Charlie Howard doesn’t just write books about a career thief, he also happens to be one.In Amsterdam working on his latest novel, Charlie is approached by a mysterious American who asks him to steal two apparently worthless monkey figurines from two separate addresses on the same night. At first, he says no. Then he changes his mind. Only later, kidnapped and bound to a chair, the American very dead, and a spell in police custody behind him, does Charlie begin to realize how costly a mistake he might have made.The police think he killed the American. Others think he knows the whereabouts of the elusive third monkey. But for Charlie only three things matter. Can he clear his name? Can he get away with the haul of a lifetime? And can he solve the gaping plot hole in his latest novel?

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 is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claudia on February 17, 2013

A decent story, with a great setting (I love the Netherlands), all totally obscured by the absolute worst copy editing/proofreading I have ever seen. Weird constructions, flat-out grammatical errors, and the homonyms, oh, the homonyms. St. Martin's should be ashamed. - First page, fifth sentence: "If......more

Goodreads review by Lance on November 29, 2017

Whodunits (or howdunits) headlined by criminals present a reader with a whole spectrum of bad behavior to choose from. Do you like gentleman burglars, like Bernie Rhodenbarr? Thugs like Parker? Charming rogues like Jack Foley? Psychopaths like Dexter, Ripley, or Serge Storms? They're all out there,......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on October 17, 2011

One of those books that I would have not finished if I had actually been reading it instead of listening to the audio. The premise of a mystery writer who moonlights as a burglar sounded great but the characters were kind of flat and the plot was not all that engaging. The narration by Simon Vance w......more

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on August 14, 2019

Charlie Howard is a successful mystery author, writing a series that features a professional burglar, Faulks. As a sideline – and I guess you could call it research – he also occasionally accepts a commission to steal certain items. When a stranger offers him an unusually high fee to steal a couple......more

Quotes

“An impressive, very funny debut novel…featuring Charlie Howard, who is the very model of a modern master criminal.” News & Observer (Raleigh)

“The ease with which Ewan creates a memorable protagonist and pits him against a plausible and tricky killer will be the envy of many more established authors. The detection is first-rate, and Howard is a fresh, irreverent creation who will make readers eager for his next exploit.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Ewan’s droll, funny, noirish style, cleverly drawn central character, and great descriptions of locale will make this a popular new series.” Library Journal

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