Since this book was born even before I was, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that all the good -- and correct -- words have already been used about this book.
Yes, it is exciting and the heroine is a funny character and the setting is unusual.
So all that's left for me to say is Clarence Budington Kelland was a very prolific writer from about the late 1920s to the early 1960s. He is perhaps best known today, 2023, as the author of "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town."
"Stolen Goods" has no message and makes no claim to be great literature. In fact, Wikipedia says he said of himself that he was "the best second-rate writer in America"!
But "Stolen Goods" is a lot of fun. ( )