304 pages

English language

Published 2013 by Bantam Books, Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-345-54304-2
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OCLC Number:
830681319

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Just when it seems that international crook Nicolas 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 Special Agent Kate O'Hare. Problem is, teaming up to stop a corrupt investment banker who's hiding on a private island in Indonesia is going to test O'Hare's patience and Fox's skill -- if the two don't kill each other first.

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reviewed The heist by Janet Evanovich (The Fox and O'Hare novels)

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Caught up again with my Goodreads reading challenge for the year, yay!
Although this book was a bit more "nay"

Obviously this reminded me of Evanovich' other series, but a lot of this book too:
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Stephanie Plum series are wacky, a little dumb but in a way that makes me laugh. Fox and O'Hare gave up some of the wackiness for a little less ridiculous crimes and criminals. Which could be good. A good mystery is a good mystery, you know. But since the characters are a lot more competent with what they do, it's not as much fun. And honestly, there's a lot of characters introduced but I don't really feel much for them. I don't know what is it that's missing, but something is missing.

And Nick Fox - he's not the kind of perfect you really fancy. He's …

Subjects

  • United States
  • United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Roman
  • Investment banking
  • Swindlers and swindling
  • Islands
  • Amerikanisches Englisch
  • Corrupt practices
  • Fiction

Places

  • Indonesia