House of Thieves: A Novel - Tapa dura

"entertaining" - The Seattle Times

"Charles Belfoure sees New York's Gilded Age with an architect's eye and evokes the atmosphere wonderfully. Familiar figures like the legendary Mrs. Astor and Stanford White help set the scene, but in no time at all a sinistera splendid page-turner intrigue begins, and Belfoure leads us on as a respectable family discovers its criminal side in old New York." - Edward Rutherfurd, New York Times bestselling author of Paris: The Novel and New York: The Novel

"an entertaining excursion through Gilded Age New York" - Kirkus

"Channeling Dickens, Belfoure designs a rollicking story... [and] a blueprint for great fun." - USA Today

"Mix yourself an Old Fashioned and settle in for trip back in time.
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"A captivating look at New York City in the late 1800s... the descriptions of the fashions, furniture and cultural norms are enthralling." - The Vancouver Sun

"a page-turning suspense novel with both dastardly characters and charming ones, a fascinating setting, and a mesmerizing story." - The New York Journal of Books

"House of Thieves grabs you from the first lines and explosive opening pages, pulling you right into a time and place--just how our favorite historical novels always do." - Matthew Pearl, NYT bestselling author of The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow, and The Last Bookaneer

"Belfoure displays a brisk prose style, well-developed plot, and interesting architectural details... a roisterous, supremely entertaining adventure." - Booklist, STARRED Review

"Charles Belfoure stocks House of Thieves with authentic architectural and historical grace notes. Of course he does! But he never loses sight of the story, which rockets along at full-speed from one breathtaking scene to the next. I couldn't put House of Thieves down, I was so wrapped up in the plight of the reluctant hero, John Cross. And I wish I'd created the villain, James Kent, a man so evil I want to steal him for my own next book." - Alex Grecian, national bestselling author of The Yard and Harvest Man