false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg 966825 7 <div><div>Charlie Howard travels the globe writing suspense novels for a living, about an intrepid burglar named Faulks. To supplement his income---and to keep his hand in---Charlie also has a small side business: stealing for a very discreet clientele on commission. <br> When a mysterious American offers to pay Charlie 20,000 euros if he steals two small monkey figurines to match the one he already has, Charlie is suspicious; he doesn&#8217;t know how the American found him, and the job seems too good to be true. And, of course, it is. Although the burglary goes off without a hitch, when he goes to deliver the monkeys he finds that the American has been beaten to near-death, and that the third figurine is missing. <br>Back in London, his long-suffering literary agent, Victoria (who is naive enough to believe he actually looks like his jacket photo), tries to talk him through the plot problems in both his latest manuscript and his real life---but Charlie soon finds himself caught up in a caper reminiscent of a Cary Grant movie, involving safe-deposit boxes, menacing characters, and, of course, a beautiful damsel in distress. <br></div></div> 2665682 13 11 2007 The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam (Good Thief's Guide - 1) total:170|5:8|4:53|3:83|2:20|1:6| 170 547 273 75 6463976 0312570821 9780312570828 8 6 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6463976-the-good-thief-s-guide-to-amsterdam 3 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 21:19:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 21:23:34 -0700 2009
Charlie Howard is a suspense writer. He is also a thief. Charlie is approached by an American who offers him 20,000 euros to steal to monkey figurines from two different men on the same night. Charlie declines but, liking a c...more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 3 0 true Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 07:09:51 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 07:24:46 -0700 2009 Some reasons I only gave it 3 stars: no sense of place; the female characters are caricatures (thin...more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 4 1 false Thu Aug 07 19:34:08 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 19:37:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6463976 0312570821 9780312570828 8 6 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6463976-the-good-thief-s-guide-to-amsterdam 3 0 true Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 18:39:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 18:53:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6463976 0312570821 9780312570828 8 6 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6463976-the-good-thief-s-guide-to-amsterdam 2 0 false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 07:23:11 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 07:42:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 2 0 false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 07:55:35 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 08:19:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 2 0 false Wed Oct 29 20:09:47 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 15:02:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 3 0 true Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 08:19:36 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 12:33:41 -0700 2008 1
However, I had a problem with the big reveal at the end... Don't read this if you haven't read the book:




I'm warning you... don't read on if you haven't read the book.

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I wouldn't call this book exceptional, but I would say I enjoyed it. There is some violence, not too much nor too descriptive, and the gentl...more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 00:28:26 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 00:31:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 3 0 false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 12:38:43 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 13:17:27 -0700 2008 1
I cannot recommend it because of some questionable content, that I myself could look past and not let bother me,...more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 4 0 false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 09:50:46 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 08:05:26 -0700 2008
Charlie is a caper novelist who also supplements his income with the occassional burglary job on the side. He's approached by an American while living in Amsterdam to find the missing two figurines of a three part series. After successfully nabb...more...]]> 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 2 0 false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:37:21 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 21:14:03 -0800 2009 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 5 0 false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 14:00:52 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 14:01:40 -0700 2009 966825 0312376332 9780312376338 158 69 3.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179872731m/966825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/966825.The_Good_Thief_s_Guide_to_Amsterdam 4 0 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 08:04:47 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 10:02:02 -0700 2009 1 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=966825