Thief Taker

The Thief Taker book series is a popular series of mystery, historical fiction, thriller, and suspense novels. This series is written by a renowned English writer named C.S. Quinn. It is comprised of four books and one novella in total published between 2014 & 2018. Each and every novel of this series contains the lead protagonist in the role of Charlie Tuesday. Author Quinn has described Charlie as a thief taker, who takes up small cases to solve. Mostly, he is approached by people who get robbed and ask him to catch the thieves. Quinn has set the plots in the 1660s in London. At the series’ beginning, Charlie Tuesday is shown earning his living by tracking cut-purses and villains. He sees that things are not what they seem and comes across mysteries that are way over the brilliant detective skills of his own. As London gets embroiled in plague, Charlie Tuesday takes on murder investigations and gets involved in a world full of intrigue, witchcraft, and deep mysteries. The initial plot opens in the year 1665.