A Talent for Trickery (The Thief-takers)
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1492620505 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Irishbooklady said I liked it a lot. Maybe you will, too.. This book has a literary "meatiness" to it. If you are expecting a fluffy romance, you will be disappointed. There's plenty of witty banter, flirtation and back-of-the-burner slow-cookin' sexiness, but there's a lot more going on than just that. This is historical mystery with romance rather than historical romance with a mystery on the side as an excuse to be published. I liked it. There are surprises, suspense, crafte. "Romance and Danger" according to Karwyn. Romance and Danger 3.75 StarsThe honest Bale family is living a lie. The lie they have been living has kept them safe for eight years, but now the house of cards that their life has been built on is being blown away by the gust of deceit from the past.The book takes place in late Victorian England as a family the Bale's live a quiet life in the country. Life is calm and non complicated until private investigators bring the families past m. .75 StarsThe honest Bale family is living a lie. The lie they have been living has kept them safe for eight years, but now the house of cards that their life has been built on is being blown away by the gust of deceit from the past.The book takes place in late Victorian England as a family the Bale's live a quiet life in the country. Life is calm and non complicated until private investigators bring the families past m. Ivy said 4.5 stars and an auto read Ivy A TALENT FOR TRICKERY is a historical romance wrapped up in a mystery/suspense. Several art robberies and the murder of a former friend of Lottie’s father, all crimes with an encrypted message left behind, bring Owen back into Lottie’s life after eight years. He needs her help to break the encryption and find a killer.Lottie and Owen indeed have a past, just not a romantic one. This isn’t your typical . .5 stars and an auto read. A TALENT FOR TRICKERY is a historical romance wrapped up in a mystery/suspense. Several art robberies and the murder of a former friend of Lottie’s father, all crimes with an encrypted message left behind, bring Owen back into Lottie’s life after eight years. He needs her help to break the encryption and find a killer.Lottie and Owen indeed have a past, just not a romantic one. This isn’t your typical
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