TY - BOOK N2 - "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. AB - "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. T1 - The thief taker :a novel / DA - 2006. CY - New York : AU - Gleeson, Janet. ET - 1st Simon & Schuster pbk. ed. CN - PR6107.L44 CN - PR6107.L44 PB - Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, PP - New York : PY - 2006. N1 - "Originally published in Great Britain in 2004 by Bantam Press"--T.p. verso. ID - 428019 KW - Women cooks KW - Silversmiths SN - 0743290186 (pbk.) SN - 9780743290180 (pbk.) TI - The thief taker :a novel / ER -