[net.books] books about jewel thieves or cat bu

dnichols@ti-csl (03/11/86)

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>I'm looking for adventure books about cat burglers and jewel thieves
>in particular.  Something like:
>
>_Rough Cut_ by Derek Lambert
>_Green Ice_ (and others) by Gerald Browne
>_Burglers can't be Choosers_ series by Lawrence Block
>
>Does anyone know of any others similar to these that are worth reading?
>
>thanks,
>ds

You might try the "Spider Scott" series by Kenneth Royce. Spider is
an ex-cat burglar living in London. He gets roped into doing some jobs
much the same as Block's character. I'm not sure if I can remember all
the books off the top of my head, but I know they include:

The XYY Man
The Miniatures Frame
The Masterpiece Affair
Trap Spider
The Crypto Man

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