| ID | 025884 |
| Call Number | FIC/RUN |
| Title Proper | Good thieves |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rundell, Katherine ; Saunders, Matt (ill.) |
| Publication | London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | 323p Dark blue spine |
| Note | Vita Marlowe may be small, but she greets New York City as a boxer greets an opponent before a fight: she sets her jaw at it. Fresh off the boat from England, she has a job to do in the city. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by the infamous mafia boss, Victor Zaroff. Seeing Jack's spirit is broken, Vita is frightened and desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his fortune. But the plan requires some highly unusual skills and so she sets about finding some highly unusual friends to help her out. Katherine Rundell's fifth novel is a heist as never seen before the story of a girl who will do anything to defend the grandfather she loves and whose capacity for friendship, generosity and compassion wins the hearts of everyone she meets. 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. |
| Standard Number | 9781408854891 |
| Price. Qualification | £12.99(Hb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | Friendship - Fiction ; Adventure and adventurers - Fiction ; Grandfathers - Fiction ; People with disabilities - Fiction ; Theft - Fiction ; New York (N.Y.) - History - 1898-1951 - Fiction ; Lexile 690L |