Chris

I'm a writer. My first novel, THE GOOD THIEF'S GUIDE TO AMSTERDAM, is being published in the UK by Long Barn Books in June 2007 and by Simon & Schuster in April 2008. A US edition is being published by St. Martin's Minotaur in November 2007.
Here is the blurb from the UK hardback edition of AMSTERDAM:
"Charlie Howard writes caper novels about a career thief. He also happens to be one.
In Amsterdam working on his latest book, Charlie is approached by an American who asks him to steal two apparently worthless monkey figurines from two separate addresses on the same night. At first he says no. Then he changes his mind. Only later, kidnapped and bound to a chair, the American long dead and a spell in police custody behind him, does Charlie begin to realise just how costly a mistake he might have made.
The police think he killed the American. Others think he knows the whereabouts of the elusive third monkey. But for Charlie only three things matter: Can he clear his name? Can he get away with the haul of a lifetime? And can he solve the briefcase-shaped plot-hole in his latest novel?"
You can find out more about AMSTERDAM at my website www.thegoodthief.co.uk
You can order the UK edition of AMSTERDAM at:
Amazon
Waterstones
You can order the US edition of AMSTERDAM at:
Amazon
EARLY REVIEWS
“The ease with which Ewan creates a memorable protagonist and pits him against a plausible and tricky killer will be the envy of many more established authors. The detection is first-rate, and Howard is a fresh, irreverent creation who will make readers eager for his next exploit.” US Publishers Weekly
"The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam is intriguing and fun. It's a début not to be missed and the beauty of it is that it's the start of a series. More Charlie to come; more intriguing stories and more locations. Wonderful!" Itsacrime.typepad.com
"I suspect that crime fans will love it and many readers of more general fiction will fall for its charms." Scot Pack, Me and My Big Mouth
"This book has success written all over it. Witty, amusing, exciting and written with a sardonic humour." Random Jottings of a Book Lover
At the moment, I'm currently at work on a follow up title, THE GOOD THIEF'S GUIDE TO PARIS