Nicolas Fox is an international con man, famous for running elaborate scams on very rich and powerful people. He knows that the FBI has been hot on his trail for yearsâparticularly FBI Special Agent Kate OâHare. But just when it seems that Fox has been captured for good, he pulls off his greatest con of all: He convinces the FBI to offer him a job, working side by side with OâHare.
Their first assignment takes them to the side streets of Berlin, the California desert, and remote Indonesian islands as they team up to catch Derek Griffin, a corrupt investment banker charged with stealing millions from his clients. Finding Griffin on his private island is going to test OâHareâs patience and Foxâs skill. High-speed chases, pirates, and Toblerone bars are all in a dayâs work . . . if OâHare and Fox donât kill each other first.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg's The Chase.
Praise for The Heist
âThe Heist is the perfect title to carry on a trip to the beach. The laugh out loud humor that readers expect from Evanovich is in full force, and Goldbergâs crafty and elaborate writing is prominent. . . . Everyone will be eager for the next book in the series.ââAssociated Press
âThe action is fast-paced and the writing is first-rate, making The Heist an excellent choice for vacation reading.ââHuntington News
âA breezy read.ââSan Antonio Express-News
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Publisher's Weekly
October 28, 2013
This first book in a new series by Evanovich and Goldberg follows hard-nosed FBI agent Kate OâHare, who is on the hunt for charismatic conman Nick Fox, who besides being her query is also (unfortunately for Kate) her âdream man.â Kate finds Nick, catches him, he escapes, and the next thing she knows, theyâre teamed at the FBI to bring down an even bigger threat. Scott Brick does a fine job narrating the bookâhis reading is brisk and clear. Brick especially excels at depicting the sexually charged banter between Kate and Nick. He imbues both characters with distinct personalities. Kate is uptight, struggling with her baser instincts around Nick. And Nick is magneticâboth coy and wisecracking. For readers who want a breezy adventure, this is the perfect production. A Bantam hardcover. -
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June 15, 2013
The chronicler of Stephanie Plum (Notorious Nineteen, 2012, etc.) teams up with screenwriter Goldberg (Mr. Monk Goes to Germany, 2008, etc.) to kick off a lighthearted new series pairing an FBI agent with the con artist who's been her chronic prey. When nonpareil scam-meister Nicolas Fox escapes from custody shortly after Special Agent Kate O'Hare finally hauls him off to jail, she begs to be put back on his case. But there's a great reason she isn't: The Feds want her to partner with Nick in tracking down playboy investment banker Derek Griffin and retrieving the $500 million of his company's money he took with him. Kate and Nick assemble a crew as dutifully as the cast of Mission: Impossible for the caper, and soon, rock-bottom thespian Boyd Capwell, Texas trucker Wilma Owens and special-effects tech Chet Kershaw are setting up a sting to trick Neal Burnside, Griffin's scalawag attorney, into revealing his boss' whereabouts. Since every other FBI agent in America is hunting for Nick, Kate's career, maybe even her freedom, depends on shielding him from all her colleagues. So it's nice for them both when Griffin turns out to be lying low in Indonesia, where pirates roam the seas unchecked and extradition treaties are no more than a pipe dream but at least the landscape is clear of other FBI types. Kate plots to bag Griffin and the loot; Nick dreams of getting into Kate's pants and taking off with the money himself. The duo is meant to be as adorably romantic as Nick and Nora, but the only elements missing to make their adventure a sitcom are a laugh track and some laughs. Amiable international intrigue that's less James Bond than Matt Helm.COPYRIGHT(2013) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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