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Its 1947 in the austerity-ridden, black-market-riddled underworld of post-war Britain. And Jethro, a renowned Cockney cat burglar and jewel thief, sets up a caper to burgle the embassy of a certain... The Smoke (Paperback)
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• SKU: 8325584 • Shipping: $0.41 • ISBN: 9781849821520 • Description: Its 1947 in the austerity-ridden, black-market-riddled underworld of post-war Britain. And Jethro, a renowned Cockney cat burglar and jewel thief, sets up a caper to burgle the embassy of a certain unnamed Iron Curtain country. His prize, two fabulous suites of jewelry reputed to have once been the property of Russian aristocracy.The thing is, since the end of the War with him having served in the Merchant Navy and having had a couple of convoy ships sunk from beneath him Jethro has told everyone that hes lost his nerve and has gone straight. And he takes-up as an itinerant stagehand around Londons many theatres and music halls. But the truth is hiding in plain sight in and around Londons West End is the perfect cover for him to set up his diamond capers in the wealthy areas of Mayfair, Belgravia and Knightsbridge.Jethro is a born mimic and a master of disguise who will adopt whatever accent or character he needs to pass unseen in a society thats obsessed with class. (Hes able to go up and down the social ladder with as much dexterity as he does the outside of a house.) And if he doesnt have the necessary gear at his own secret lock-up, hell complete his disguise by raiding a theatres prop and wardrobe cupboards, and steal the words and mannerisms from the actors hes seen on stage or at the pictures. (John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Noel Coward, James Mason are all grist for the mill.)None of Londons top villains Jack Spot and Billy Hill believe Jethro has gone straight, and neither does Darby Messima, Sohos fearsome crime-lord. And at one time or another everyone wants him to do just one more little creeping job for them. But when Jethro turns down Messimas right-hand man, who wants Jethro to secretly moonlight for him, things turn very nasty indeed and Jethro is only saved from being chived and crippled for life by the chance intervention of a stranger, Seth. All of which foreshadows a series of deadly and tragic incidents on the streets of London.To add to his troubles, the Embassy caper also brings Jethro to the attention of Colonel Walsingham of MI5. Walsingham blackmails Jethro into committing burglary in Defence of the Realm. Jethros mission, to burgle the very same Embassy, only this time to retrieve an all-important code book and to lift a real jewel, a female Soviet cypher-clerk that desperately wants to defect.All hell breaks lose when Jethro burgles the Embassy for a second time and one of the Soviets most formidable secret agents swears to track him down and kill him to revenge the deed. Its the perfect set up for a thief to catch a thief, that leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse. The question is, who will get to Jethro first: His Majestys Secret Service, Londons most fearsome gangsters, or the Soviets own master thief and assassin? |
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