The Thief Taker: Library Edition

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I really, really enjoyed this book. I picked it up for a little light reading before bed, and before I knew it, I was staying up hours later than intended each night until I finished it. What a gripping story! Charlie is a character that you root for right from the beginning. There is something s...

from DabOfDarkness

Set in 17th century London, the plague is on! Death is every where. Charlie Tuesday is a thief taker - he's hired to find those that steal from the dead. Now Marie has hired him to find out who killed her younger sister. Charlie is soon caught up in witchcraft and is a suspect himself. This was a...

from passion4reading

The year is 1665 and the plague has arrived in London, devastating entire districts. Amid the fear and paranoia, a young woman is found murdered, bearing signs of witchcraft. The victim's sister subsequently contacts the thief taker Charlie Tuesday and enlists his help in catching the killer. Thi...

from EmpressReece

Black Death, London 1665 I was very impressed with this book. This is the author, C.S. Quinn's, first book but you wouldn't know that from reading it. She did a fabulous job! The story is centered around the Great Plague that affected London in 1665 which is fascinating in itself but Qu...

from Welsh_eileen2

An unputdownable gory story of life in London during plague.A so called "Plague Doctor" is torturing and killing people and a "Thieftaker" i.e. one who works as a private investigator of the time is comissioned to catch the man.An exciting story full of atmosphere.I was given a digital copy of th...