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Charlie, a gentleman thief to rival Cary Grant in “To Catch a Thief,” gallivants around Venice in the next caper in this “sparkling”* series.   After a particularly bad streak of luck in Vegas, Charlie has retreated to Venice, having vowed to give up a life of crime to write crime fiction... read more

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  • Graziella: A beautiful Italian thief who "persuades" Charlie to carry out a job for her.
  • Charlie: Author of the Michael Faulk series.
  • Count Borelli: A wealthy Venetian who owns a palazza where 'the briefcase' must be returned.
  • Martin: Charlie's landlord, who is a retired physician.
  • Alfred: Alfred Newburg is Victoria's father.
  • Remi: Friend of Graziella.
  • Victoria: Victoria Newburg is Charlie's agent and friend.
  • Hammett: The author of Charlie's favorite book, The Maltese Falcon, which inspires Charlie's writing.
  • Pierre: Charlie's fence from his burglary days.
  • John: Add a description of this character.
  • Michael Faulks: The fictional hero of Charlie's novels.
  • Eunice
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This is book 4 of 4 in A Good Thief's Guide. (standard series)

Preceded by The Good Thief's Guide to Vegas.

This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)

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  1. Chris Ewan (Author)

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