Chris Ewan: Good Thief's Guide to Venice (2011, St. Martin's Press)
English language
Published Feb. 22, 2011 by St. Martin's Press.
"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.
An entertaining plot, with nice touches of humour and plenty of twists. Easy reading, I wonder when someone from the film world is going to pick this up and use it as a screenplay - could do worse.
