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The Good Thieves: Exclusive Edition (Paperback)
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The Good Thieves: Exclusive Edition (Paperback)

The Good Thieves: Exclusive Edition (Paperback)

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Paperback 352 Pages
Published: 03/09/2020

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Waterstones Says

Bestselling author and Waterstones favourite Katherine Rundell returns with an exquisitely crafted story about resourceful children let loose in prohibition-era New York.

Exclusive Edition with sprayed edges - A Standard Edition is available here

Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book of the Year 2020

Vita set her jaw, and nodded at New York City in greeting, as a boxer greets an opponent before a fight.

Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack's spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home. She finds a young pickpocket, working the streets of the city. And, nearby, two boys with highly unusual skills and secrets of their own are about to be pulled into her lawless, death-defying plan.

Katherine Rundell's fifth novel is a heist as never seen before - the story of a group of children who will do anything to right a wrong.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781526632500
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

'An irresistible journey… every inch of it is a delight.' - The Sunday Times

'An amazing adventure story, told with sparkling style and sleight of hand.' - Jacqueline Wilson

'A new Katherine Rundell book is always an event, but this is another triumph and then some. A wickedly exciting heist with heart, I can but marvel at this new delight from one of my favourite storytellers ever.' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars 

'A total showstopper of a story. Rundell's finest yet.' - Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse 

'The Good Thieves is a story-telling spectacle - it glitters with adventure, family, friendship, and an irresistible sprinkling of impossibility.' - Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island

'I love the way Katherine puts Impossible on hold while she tells her wild, warm, shimmering stories.' - Hilary McKay, author of The Skylarks' War

'Increasingly, I feel that doctors should prescribe Katherine Rundell books to patients - all that wisdom, all that humour, all that irrepressible joy. The Good Thieves is, predictably, superb.' - Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song

'It's full of mischief, vibrance, tenacity and wonder.' - Cerrie Burnell, author of The Girl with the Shark's Teeth 

'Lights a spark in your heart from the very first line and sets it blazing with danger, daring, high-wire thrills and a vivid, unstoppable spirit of love and hope. I adored it.' - Lauren St John, author of the Laura Marlin Mysteries 

'Another satisfying instalment in Rundell's ongoing saga of adventure and derring-do. Filled with all the tension, justice and excitement you expect from her, The Good Thieves doesn't put a foot wrong, as it plots and plans, twists and turns, flies and falls as Vita and her gang plot the heist of the decade, on the side of good.' -  A. F. Harrold, author of The Afterwards

'A truly excellent book ... Stolen castles, daring heists, prohibition, pickpockets, animal adventure, the circus, a truly terrifying villain and four of the best protagonists I've ever encountered. Plus Katherine Rundell's glorious prose.' - Katherine Webber, co-author of Sam Wu Is Not Afraid 

'Katherine Rundell's writing is always beautiful, but The Good Thieves hits a whole new level for me. It's just dazzling! I adore fierce, vibrant Vita, and the plot is SO compelling.' - Stephanie Burgis, author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

'Rundell is now unarguably in the first rank.' - Philip Pullman on The Explorer

'Rundell is a class act.' - The Times

'One of our most talented writers for children.' - Observer

'I cannot imagine the child who wouldn't be delighted by it.' - Independent on The Explorer

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Hardback

“Gripping until the end”

I loved this book because there was such an interesting twist in the plot that I was not expecting, and all of the characters were so different but together made the perfect team. Katherine Rundell's books are... More

Hardback edition
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Scott Evans (The Reader Teacher/MrEPrimary)

“A charming mix of loyalty,love & lawlessness... another bestseller is born.”

A charming mix of loyalty,love & lawlessness; another bestseller is born. No one writes finer about children who have hearts brimming with adventure,possibilities & a wicked sense of unruliness. Perfect for... More

“Timeless adventure”

And it's another humdinger from the queen of children's fiction. Taking place in prohibition-era New York, such an evocative time to set a story, the city is so well described you can almost smell the soot... More

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