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The good thief's guide to Paris / Chris Ewan.

by Ewan, Chris, 1976-

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St. Martin's Minotaur, c2008.

Novelists -- Fiction.

British -- France -- Fiction.

Thieves -- Fiction.

Art thefts -- Fiction.

Paris (France) -- Fiction.

Ewan, Chris, 1976- Charlie Howard novels ; 2.

280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"The moment I'd scanned the outside of the building, I turned to Bruno and said, "First impressions, it looks straightforward." Looking back, I can't help but wonder what I was thinking. I mean, put that line at the opening of a crime novel and it's practically a guarantee that everything is about to get complicated. Charlie Howard—globe-trotting mystery writer, professional thief, and poor decision maker - is in Paris. Flush with the success of his latest book reading, not to mention a few too many glasses of wine, 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 (who's naive enough to assume that he looks like his author photo), finally decides they should meet face-to-face. Nobody ever said a life of suspense was easy, but Charlie, the most disarmingly charming burglar since Cary Grant, soon finds things are getting way out of control."--Publisher.

Mystery fiction.

Humorous fiction.

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