• The Good Thief's Guide to Venice

  • By: Chris Ewan
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (333 ratings)

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The Good Thief's Guide to Venice

By: Chris Ewan
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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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 full-time. But inspiration has yet to strike. And to make matters worse, Charlie's agent, Victoria, shows up at his door just as his prized first edition of The Maltese Falcon flies out the window with a femme-fatale burglar. Blackmailed into committing a dastardly crime in order to get his book back, Charlie is catapulted into yet another adventure, this one even more explosive than the last.

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A joy to the ears!

Simon Vance is one of the best narrators I have ever heard; and he IS Charlie. Each and every one of Chris Ewan's books has been intelligent, humorous, a good mystery, and a delightful romp. My only disappointment is that they are all so short! However, I will gladly spend a credit on whatever he writes. Few mystery writers can captivate in so many ways--he does it all.

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Excellent entertainment

Excellent story with many suprising twists. Never sure. Good performance of the next move by anyone

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Honor among thieves, with humor

Charlie is a good thief but a bad experience in Vegas has sent him to Venice to write his detective stories. He's promised his agent, Victoria, to stay on the straight and narrow. Then he gets a visit by a beautiful burglar who has taken his first edition MALTESE FALCON. To get his book back, she sends him on a strange mission. Then all the troubles really begin.

The book is just plain fun to read. The writing is excellent, with the best descriptions of people, places and things that I've read in a while. The mystery intrigues with humor galore. This is the first one I've read in this series, though it is the fourth book. Will go back and read them all now. Listened to this in Audible, which added a lot to my enjoyment.

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Fun read and ready for the next

The thief is such a unique and clever character. I enjoyed his thoughts about himself and laughed several times throughout the novel

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Another good read!

Love this series. Entertaining and kept me thinking. Seven more words needed. Okay almost done!

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Best in the series yet!

Very entertaining and will keep you guessing to the very end. The growing sexual tension between Charlie and Victoria is a great development.

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Another fun read from Chris Ewan

Narrator, Simon Vance didn’t disappoint, either, even if his portrayal of an alluring Italian female thief sounded more like a little old man. I enjoyed the rest too much to care.

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Interesting Concept

The first scene grabbed my attention, and the story dwindled a it ANF basically held my interest to the end.

I was drawn to th book because it was about Venice & gave insight about the the city beyond touristy aspects.

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  • 12-23-22

Curiosity killed the cat!

Welcome, Charlie Howard, a suspense writer, and discrete thief. Charlie had retreated to Venice to work on his next novel. In the middle of the night, Charlie woke to a noise in his apartment. Investigating, Charlie discovered a blond-haired burglar making her way out of the window. Checking his apartment, Charlie found his first edition The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett missing. In its place, a red card advertising a local book-binding shop, obviously an invitation, and then a phone call from the thief. At a clandestine meeting, the thief coerced Charlie to do something for her in return for his book. It’s unbelievable how ignorant Charlie was at times. His interaction with the thief, Graziella got him into more trouble than he imagined. This episode was better than books one or two, but still less than book three in my opinion.

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passion for Venice

Englishman, Charlie finds comfort in Venice, while writing crime novels after shedding his former criminal life.
Charlie is superstitious and when his first edition of The Maltese Falcon is stolen, he and his editor Victoria are blackmailed back into the world of Charlies old life.
Gambling, and steeling where stakes are high but highly predictable - IMO, this story has an old 1970's feel

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