A Gallery of Thieves is the sixth Thunderbirds novel released, and fourth by World Distributors. Published in 1966, the hardcover novel was written by Kevin McGarry, and feature another new adventure exclusively starring Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and Parker.
Plot[]
Mr. Steelman literally transforms crime into a fine art, by replacing valuable paintings with duplicates, and holds the originals hostage.
Chapter Titles[]
- The Enigma of Parker
- All is Explained!
- The Fake Contessa
- Monorail to Freedom
- The Ruse that Failed
- A Highland Hideout
- The Loneliness of Power
- The Phantom Piper
- Robot, Alias Parker
Characters[]
(in order of appearance)
- Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
- Fritz Creoni
- Parker
- Jack
- Roger Lyon
- Ed
- "Silkworm"
- Mr. Steelman
- Jeff Tracy
- Estelle de Sale
- Luigi
- Expert artists / forgers
- Pierce
- Contessa Malatesta
- Villagers
- "Black Hat"
- Train sergeant
- Sergeant Colquhoun
- Vivian MacDuff
- MacDuff's colleague
- Duncan MacKinnon
- Gatekeeper
- Dr van Roytenburg
- Koby
- Lachan
- Slim
- Dress-maker
- Policeman
Equipment Used[]
- FAB 1
- Mr. Steelman's Cruiser
Trivia[]
- The year is given as 2066.
- In Steelman's art collection is: Renoir's Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, Reuben's The Madonna Presenting Saint Ildefonso with his Chasuble, Botticelli's The Aodration of the Magi, as well as other unseen paintings by Goya, El Greco, Rembrandt and Titian. The theft of a Cezanne also forms the bulk of the second half of the book.