The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam

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A novelist who moonlights as a thief for hire, Charlie Howard is suspicious when an enigmatic American offers to pay him to steal two small monkey figurines, a suspicion that becomes all-too-real when his employer is nearly beaten to death.

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A for Setting, B- for Mystery submitted by Sara W on June 21, 2011, 12:57am I don't read much mystery, but the concept of the author of high-end cat burglar stories moonlighting as a high-end cat burglar caught my interest.

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 gentleman jewel thief aspect of it all put me in mind of To Catch a Thief or How to Steal a Million.

The setting plays a pretty big role as well, with houseboats on the canals and the narrow streets and quaintly cramped living quarters cast a nice European veil over the whole thing. As in many mysteries, you can't believe everyone you meet and in the fine tradition of Marple, the Thin Man and many others, all is not revealed until the whole motley crew is gathered together to hear the detective's discovery.