The Thief Taker
by:
Janet Gleeson (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553816341 (0553816349)
Publish date: May 2nd 2005
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages no: 409
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Mystery,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
18th Century
Good read! The heroine is a cook that turns detective in 18th c. London in order to solve some murders and help her employers recover a valuable stolen item. The title refers to one of the characters who is essentially a bounty hunter, but for stolen goods. Often "thief takers" actually orchestra...