The Silk Thief

Deborah Challinor

Nov 2014 · The Convict Girls Book 3 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

1830s Sydney Town - with its bar brawls, blackmail, friendship, romance, tattoos, gin and much more - is brought vividly to life as feisty prostitute Friday, naive seamstress Harrie and cunning thief Sarah try to make their way as transported convict women.

Driven by madness ... saved by love.

'A door slammed shut somewhere inside Harrie, trapping all that she was and everything she'd ever been. The voices had won. She was damned. She was ... no one.'

1831: Assigned to a good family in Sydney town and now learning the art of tattoo, convict girl Harrie Clarke is still haunted by the horror of the brutal murder she and friends Friday Woolfe and Sarah Morgan committed the previous year. Powerful and vindictive criminal Bella Jackson continues to demand money in exchange for her silence regarding their crime. And just when it seems that Harrie and her fervent and long-time admirer James Downey might finally be united, an act of pure nastiness severely threatens their chances - and Harrie's life.
When things go from bad to much, much worse for Harrie, she is left teetering on the brink. But Friday, in love at last, is battling demons of her own, and Sarah is forced to lie low for fear of attracting the attention of the police. Who will be the one to rescue Harrie?

Ratings and reviews

The Silk Thief Loved it. Deborah Challinor is a great historical story teller. The third in the four book saga of four young women (now three), transported from England to "the colonies" in the 1800's. Sarah & Harrie are now married, Harrie still wracked by guilt over her part in the murder of the "cad" who fathered young Rachel's baby, to the point where she is seen as "not right in the head". Friday has turned to drink to help her through the day, and so it goes on. Another totally entertaining read, and having got to know these ladies by now,makes you want to read on in book 4 to see how it all ends.

Loved it. Bring on tattooed heat

Excellent read

About the author

Deborah Challinor has a PhD in history and is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including the Children of War series, the Convict Girls series, the Smuggler's Wife series and the Restless Years series. She has also written one young adult novel and two non-fiction books. In 2018, Deborah was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature and historical research. She lives in New Zealand with her husband.