Like several of the books I bought this summer, I grabbed The Smoke at Compass Books in San Francisco International Airport (SFO). As much as I enjoy bookstores, I rarely step into them…better for the wallet. But I’m a sucker when travelling.
Anyway, the staff recommendation of Tony Broadbent‘s first book convinced me to weigh down my bag a bit more. Worth the weight, literally: it’s fun to peer into the life of a “moral” criminal, wrapped up in historical post-WWII London. Our cat burglar hero Jethro mixes Lovejoy and a more down-to-earth James Bond. A fun, fun find.