The Thief Taker

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Agnes Meadowes is cook to the Blanchards of Foster Lane, the renowned silversmiths. Her quiet world of culinary activity is a happy refuge from the hustle and bustle of 1750s London. But in a single night everything is to change. When the Blanchards' most prestigious commission, a silver wine cooler, is stolen, a sinister chain of events is set in motion.

Description

"Agnes Meadowes is cook to the Blanchards of Foster Lane, the renowned silversmiths. Her quiet world of culinary activity, preparing jugged hare, oyster loaves, almond soup and other delicacies for the family, is a happy refuge from the hustle and bustle of 1750s London. But in a single night everything is to change." "When the Blanchards' most prestigious and expensive commission, a giant silver wine cooler destined for the house of Sir Bartholomew Grey, is stolen, a sinister chain of events is set in motion. That same night a young apprentice is murdered and a young maid, Rose, disappears. Are these portentous happenings connected?" "Called upon by her master, Theodore Blanchard, to investigate 'below stairs', Agnes now enters a dark world of hidden secrets, jealousy and murderous intent. Before the game is played out, she will be forced to play cat and mouse with the infamous Thief-Taker, as she is slowly drawn into a seamy underworld of London crime. But the truth, like the expensive tea leaves that Agnes keeps under lock and key, comes at a high price, and she must decide how big a sacrifice she is prepared to make to bring the villains to justice."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

• The Thief TakerBantam Press2004-09-01
• The thief-takerClipper2005-01-01
• The Thief TakerPaperbackBantam Books Ltd2005-05-02
• The Thief TakerPaperbackSimon & Schuster2006-08-22
• Thief TakerPenguin Random House2011-01-01