Charlie Howard – mystery writer and incorrigible thief – is in for a tough vacation in Las Vegas. Losing heavily at poker is one thing, but to find his literary agent, Victoria, being charmed by the Fifty-Fifty casino resort’s star magician, Josh Masters, is another irritation entirely.
The moment I’d scanned the outside of the building, I turned to Bruno and said, “First impressions, it looks straightforward.” Looking back, I can’t help but wonder what I was thinking. I mean, put that line at the opening of a crime novel and it’s practically a guarantee that everything is about to get complicated.
Charlie Howard doesn’t just write books about a career thief, he also happens to be one.
When Rob Hale wakes up in hospital after a motorcycle crash he is told that Lena, the woman he claims was travelling with him, doesn't exist. His search for her will uncover an extraordinary conspiracy.
Now in Berlin, Charlie Howard is hired to steal a sensitive item on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government. There’s just one problem: the item is so sensitive that Charlie can’t be told what it is.