Books with title The Thief

Investigator Isaac Bell is on the trail of a ruthless espionage agent ...On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time. The thugs attack again - and this time one of the scientists dies. What are they holding that is so precious? Only something which will revolutionize business and popular culture - and perhaps something more. For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted a priceless opportunity to give the Germans an edge. It is up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he is up to, and stop him, but he may already be too late ...and the future of the world may just hang in the balance.

It is 1959 when thirteen-year-old Claire McGlaughlin's parents leave for Kenya on a missionary trip. She is sent to live with her grandmother in boring old Holly Springs, Mississippi-where nothing interesting ever happens. Soon, Claire finds she has a friend in local boy Ralphie. Even better, she discovers that the small town has a mystery, and then Holly Springs becomes anything but dull. A rash of burglaries and rumors of a cold case murder send this budding writer into investigative mode. The nice folk of Holly Springs would never admit to anything bad happening in their hometown, especially bad things perpetrated by one of their own. They go so far as to deny a murder ever occurred, but Claire is sure they must be hiding something. With the help of her new pal, Claire sets out to solve the mystery. Along the way, Claire and Ralphie make the acquaintance of vicious dogs, a shotgun-waving crazy lady, and an angry sheriff . What's more, an unknown Mary Cassatt painting and a dog with mysterious powers may be the keys to unraveling a mystery that has haunted the town of Holly Springs for much too long. "This inspiring novel of teenage angst set in a small Southern town captures the emotions of doubt, rejection, and love. It provides a convincing demonstration of the resilience of teenagers who are so often dismissed by adults who cannot see beyond their myopic preconceptions of adolescence (and have forgotten their own teenage years)." -B. C. Crawford, Educator, Oxford, Mississippi

The first book in the Thief Series. It's been eighteen months since the tragedy of Daisy Rourke. What happened to the boy who fell for her? The book that explains it all: Thief If it came down to it, who would you save? Your girlfriend or your family? As far back in his seventeen years as Trane Braxton can remember, he’s been a thief. A good one. With a cruel and abusive master thief for a father, he’s desperate to keep himself and his brothers from a life of crime. When he meets London Carstairs, his unbreakable rule of not getting involved with anyone outside his family goes up in smoke. As hard as he tries to keep his two lives separate, fate forces his hand. When his two worlds meet head-on, he must choose between the girl he loves and the family he’s been working so hard to protect.