The Good Thieves

Author(s): Katherine Rundell

Adventure and Real Life Stories

'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.


Katherine Rundell's fifth novel is a heist as never seen before - the story of a group of children who will do anything to right a wrong.

Tristen Recommends: Vita and her mother travel from England to Prohibition NYC to take care of her ailing grandfather - bereaved at the death of his wife and the theft of the family castle by a conniving millionare. With the help of a pickpocket and two yound circus performers, Vita devises a plan to steal back her family home. 8+

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781408882658
  • : Bloomsbury
  • : Bloomsbury Children's Books
  • : 0.32
  • : January 2021
  • : 3.1 Centimeters X 13 Centimeters X 19.7 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Katherine Rundell
  • : [Fic]
  • : English
  • : Paperback