title: The Thief Maker: A Novel
author:  D H Schleicher 
description: &quot;If anything positive emerged out of the mountain of dreck that 9/11 spawned...it was<i>The Thief Maker</i>...Towards the end all bets are off and suddenly the post 9/11 world has turned to Bedlam...The climactic build-up is a shrieking anxious ride that gets thick with complexity and before you know it you&apos;re being hit in the head with a dynamite denoument...an inventive and stylistically nihilistic novel...Schleicher wonderfully captured a lot of nuances of modern-day America spot-on...Schleicher draws the reader into this smartly crafted parallel universe-one that is remarkably like our own world.&quot; - Kent Manthie for<i>Reviewer Magazine</i><br /><i></i><br /><div><b></b></div><div><b>Awards:</b></div><div></div>* Finalist - 2008 Eric Hoffer Award for Independent Books<div>* Honorable Mention - Genre Fiction Category - Writer&apos;s Digest 15th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards</div>
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  The Thief of St Martins:
  
  
  Dottie Manderson mysteries book 5
  
  
  The Thief of St Martins: Dottie Manderson mysteries book 5: a traditional cosy
  mystery set in the 1930s
  
  
  Copyright 2018 © Caron Allan
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction, and is not based on a true story or on real
  characters.
  
  
  The Thief of St Martins:
  
  
  Dottie Manderson mysteries book 5
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  [Chapter One](c003.xhtml#_Toc25700176)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](c004.xhtml#_Toc25700177)
  
  
  [Chapter Three](c005.xhtml#_Toc25700178)
  
  
  [Chapter Four](c006.xhtml#_Toc25700179)
  
  
  [Chapter Five](c007.xhtml#_Toc25700180)
  
  
  [Chapter Six](c008.xhtml#_Toc257001