The Case of the Clubhouse Thief
Title | The Case of the Clubhouse Thief PDF eBook |
Author | Della Rowland |
Publisher | Little Apple |
Total Pages | 72 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Clue Jr |
ISBN | 9780590866347 |
Readers are invited to help solve eight mysteries that take place all over town.
The Case of the Clubhouse Thief
Title | The Case of the Clubhouse Thief PDF eBook |
Author | Parker C. Hinter |
Publisher | Turtleback |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Literary recreations |
ISBN | 9780613005364 |
Readers are invited to help solve eight mysteries that take place all over town.
The Clubhouse Thief
Title | The Clubhouse Thief PDF eBook |
Author | James Janko |
Publisher | Awp Award for the Novel |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781936970513 |
Billy Donachio, a coach for the Chicago Cubs, steals notes and letters from the lockers of his players and--by chance--comes away with an education
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief
Title | The Cat Who Tailed a Thief PDF eBook |
Author | Lilian Jackson Braun |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 1998-03-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780515122404 |
Jim Qwilleran—along with his lovable Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum—follows a trail of clues as elusive as a cat burglar in the night in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling series. There’s been a rash of petty thievery in Pickax—ever since banker Willard Carmichael and his flashy young wife, Danielle, moved in. But now Willard’s been killed in a mugging Down Below…or so it seems. Qwill’s suspicious, especially when Willard’s house-restoration project in Pickax falls into the hands of Danielle’s cousin—whose rich new wife then dies on her honeymoon! The clues are confounding. But with Koko’s help, Qwill intends to catch a thief—and a killer...
Gone Now are the Forty Thieves
Title | Gone Now are the Forty Thieves PDF eBook |
Author | George K. Baulch |
Publisher | Calabash Press |
Total Pages | 282 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Golf |
ISBN | 9780971509214 |
A Gentleman and a Thief
Title | A Gentleman and a Thief PDF eBook |
Author | Dean Jobb |
Publisher | Algonquin Books |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 2024-06-25 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 1643756117 |
Catch Me If You Can meets The Great Gatsby meets Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief in this captivating Jazz Age true-crime caper about "the greatest jewel thief who ever lived" (Life Magazine), Arthur Barry, who charmed celebrities and millionaires—everyone from Rockefellers to members of the royal family—while simultaneously planning and executing the most audacious and lucrative heists of the 1920s. “A master of narrative nonfiction. In this mesmerizing tale about a Jazz Age gentlemanly thief, Jobb has found his own perfect jewel.” ―DAVID GRANN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wager and Killers of the Flower Moon “An enthrallingly propulsive, unpredictably twisty biography of one of the most fascinating criminals of the 20th Century. I was hooked from the very first heist.” ―MICHAEL FINKEL, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Thief and The Stranger in the Woods A skilled con artist and one of the most successful burglars in history, Arthur Barry was adept at slipping in and out of bedrooms undetected, even when his victims slept only inches away. He became a folk hero, a gentleman bandit touted in the press as the “Prince of Thieves” and an “Aristocrat of Crime.” Think Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief. In a span of seven years, Barry stole pearls, diamonds, and other precious gems worth almost $60 million today. Among his many victims were a Rockefeller, an heiress to the Woolworth Department Store fortune, an oil magnate, Wall Street bigwigs, a top executive of automotive giant General Motors, and a famous polo player. He befriended the Prince of Wales, Harry Houdini, and other luminaries. The rollicking, caper-filled rise and dramatic downfall of this master thief is a high-speed ride told in stylish prose. A Gentleman and a Thief is also a love story. Barry confessed to dozens of burglaries to protect his wife, Anna Blake (and was the prime suspect in scores of others on Long Island and across Westchester County). Sentenced to a twenty-five-year term, he staged a dramatic prison break—triggering a bloody inmates' riot—when Anna became seriously ill, so they could be together for a few more years as fugitives. Page-turning, escapist, and sparkling with insight into the allure of gemstones and our fascination with well-planned heists and the suave, clever criminals who pull them off, A Gentleman and a Thief is perfect for true crime fans who relish the exploits of con artists and high-class crooks.
The Prairie Thief
Title | The Prairie Thief PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa Wiley |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2012-08-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1442440589 |
In this “delightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles” (SLJ), experience life on the prairie—with one fantastical twist! Louisa Brody’s life on the Colorado prairie is not at all what she expected. Her dear Pa, accused of thievery, is locked thirty miles away in jail. She’s living with the awful Smirches, her closest neighbors and the very family that accused her Pa of the horrendous crime. And now she’s discovered one very cantankerous—and magical—secret beneath the hazel grove. With her life flipped upside-down, it’s up to Louisa, her sassy friend Jessamine, and that cranky secret to save Pa from a guilty verdict. Ten bold illustrations from Erwin Madrid accompany seasoned storyteller Melissa Wiley’s vibrant and enchanting tale of life on the prairie—with one magical twist.