@article{428019, note = {"Originally published in Great Britain in 2004 by Bantam Press"--T.p. verso.}, author = {Gleeson, Janet.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/428019}, title = {The thief taker : a novel /}, publisher = {Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,}, abstract = {"Agnes Meadowes is cook to the Blanchards of Foster Lane, the renowned London silversmiths. Preparing jugged hare, oyster loaves, almond soup, and other delicacies for the family has given her a dependable life for herself and her son. But when the Blanchards' most prestigious commission, a giant silver wine cooler, is stolen and a young apprentice murdered, Theodore Blanchard calls on Agnes to investigate below stairs. Soon she is inside the sordid underworld of London crime, where learning the truth comes at a high price."--Publisher's description.}, recid = {428019}, pages = {305 p. ;}, address = {New York :}, year = {2006}, }