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2000s: You can’t keep a good thief down . . . Charlie Howard is robbing the city of Berlin blind, until he witnesses a murder being committed right before his eyes
The Good Thief’s Guide to Berlin
What you need to know before your trail
Charlie Howard, part-time writer, part-time thief, has been engaged in a veritable spree of larceny and misappropriation since moving to Berlin, Germany. He’s supposed to be working on his next novel. But high rent and a love for thrill-seeking has been hard on his word count.
But Charlie’s larcenous binge is interrupted by the call to duty–on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government. Four embassy employees are suspected of stealing a sensitive item. Charlie is to break into their homes, find the culprit and recover the stolen property. But there’s a catch. The item is so sensitive, Charlie isn’t told what he’s looking for. Not its size, not its weight, nothing. He’s only told that he’ll recognize it when he sees it…
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Welcome to Berlin
Tiergarten
The thief has an apartment here with walls painted in an inoffensive shade of cram. But there is no sign of the very item he’s been hired to steal.
Kirchstrasse
It was blowing sideways in the stiff gusts of wind funnelling down Kirchstrasse from the swollen river Spree towards the red-brick church at the opposite end of the street.
Kollwitz platz
Kollwitzplatz had been at the heart of the gentrification process that had swept the neighbourhood in the decades since the Berlin Wall had come down. The grand terraced buildings that surrounded the triangular wedge of grassland were painted in appealing pastel shades.”
Rent here is high however so it’s an area where the burglar of the story starts his work. Quite a guide to Berlin!
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Destination: Berlin Author/Guide: Chris Ewan Departure Time: 2000s
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