diff --git a/PocketSharp/IPocketClient.cs b/PocketSharp/IPocketClient.cs
index 6c5fec3..d0d3f34 100644
--- a/PocketSharp/IPocketClient.cs
+++ b/PocketSharp/IPocketClient.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 using RestSharp;
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
 
 namespace PocketSharp
 {
diff --git a/PocketSharp/PocketClient.cs b/PocketSharp/PocketClient.cs
index 96773ba..ceef569 100644
--- a/PocketSharp/PocketClient.cs
+++ b/PocketSharp/PocketClient.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,91 @@
-using System;
+using RestSharp;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 
 namespace PocketSharp
 {
-    public class PocketClient
+  public partial class PocketClient : IPocketClient
+  {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// REST client used for the API communication
+    /// </summary>
+    private readonly RestClient _restClient;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// default base URL for the API, which is used, when no baseURL is delivered
+    /// </summary>
+    private static Uri defaultUrl = new Uri("https://getpocket.com/v3/");
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// base URL for the API
+    /// </summary>
+    public Uri BaseUrl { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Accessor for the Pocket API key
+    /// see: http://getpocket.com/developer
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ConsumerKey { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PocketClient"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="consumerKey">The API key.</param>
+    public PocketClient(string consumerKey)
+      : this(defaultUrl, consumerKey) { }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PocketClient"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="baseUrl">The base URL.</param>
+    /// <param name="consumerKey">The API key.</param>
+    public PocketClient(Uri baseUrl, string consumerKey)
     {
+      // assign public properties
+      BaseUrl = baseUrl;
+      ConsumerKey = consumerKey;
+
+      // initialize REST client
+      _restClient = new RestClient
+      {
+          BaseUrl = baseUrl.ToString()
+      };
+
+      // add default parameters to each request
+      _restClient.AddDefaultParameter("consumer_key", ConsumerKey);
+      
+      // defines the response format (according to the Pocket docs)
+      _restClient.AddDefaultHeader("X-Accept", "application/json");
+
+      // custom JSON deserializer (ServiceStack.Text)
+      _restClient.AddHandler("application/json", new JsonDeserializer());
     }
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Makes a HTTP REST request to the API
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public IRestResponse Request(RestRequest request)
+    {
+      return _restClient.Execute(request);
+    }
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Makes a typed HTTP REST request to the API
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+    /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public T Request<T>(RestRequest request) where T : new()
+    {
+      var response = _restClient.Execute<T>(request);
+
+      return response.Data;
+    }
+  }
 }