finish building his boat to help in having a life on the water. Victor Getz: A detective looking for Bo and Prosper hired by Esther and Max Hartlieb. He keeps a pair of tortoises as pets and has a number of disguises for his line of work, but slowly comes to realize that his new clients only want Bo back as a commodity than actually taking care of him and are not bothered if Prosper ends up in an orphanage. He has an extreme opposite of prosopagnosia known as Super recognizer Ida Spavento: A nice lady who looks after the kids for a while and, at the end of the book, takes in Prosper, Bo, and Hornet. She is an orphan and grew up in an orphanage. Esther Hartlieb: Prosper and Bo's rich aunt. She wasn't particularly close to her sister and only wants Bo as he has such an angelic looking features. She regards Prosper as being too much like his mother and so couldn't care less on his outcome, whilst coming round to her husband's way of thinking in that they both should just cut their losses on both her nephews. Maximilian Max Hartlieb: Prosper and Bo's stuffy haughty uncle. He has no time for children at all in general and is only catering to his wife's whims in having custody of Bo just to please her. He figures a dog is just a suitable companion for Bo than a sibling and expects Bo to forget about Prosper in due time, but regards Bo as also being too much like his mother as Prosper is and thus a lost cause. Ernesto Barbarossa: An antique dealer who loves to cheat people. He ends up riding and breaking the merry-go-round and gets stuck at an age a little younger than Bo. Conte: Conte is the Thief Lord's first client. The Conte's real name is "Renzo". Contessa: The Conte's younger sister. Her real name is Morosina. Doctor Massimo: Dottor Massimo is Scipio's disowned father. Reception American critics enjoyed The Thief Lord. Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly appreciated the Venetian setting and strong characters, though Publishers found fault with the pacing. Kirkus noted Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes as an influence via the magical carousel. Adaptation On May 25, 2006 Warner Brothers released a film version of The Thief Lord starring Rollo Weeks in the title role. The film was