Author: Janet Evanovich
Publisher: Bantam
Publication Date: June 2013
Genre: Mystery / Contemporary Romance
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Description: From Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, bestselling author and television writer for Monk, comes the first adventure in an electrifying new series featuring an FBI agent who always gets her man, and a fearless con artist who lives for the chase.
FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare is known for her fierce dedication and discipline on the job, chasing down the world’s most wanted criminals and putting them behind bars. Her boss thinks she is tenacious and ambitious; her friends think she is tough, stubborn, and maybe even a bit obsessed. And while Kate has made quite a name for herself for the past five years, the only name she’s cared about is Nicolas Fox—an international crook she wants in more ways than one.
Audacious, handsome, and dangerously charming, Nicolas Fox is a natural con man, notorious for running elaborate scams on very high-profile people. At first he did it for the money. Now he does it for the thrill. He knows that the FBI has been hot on his trail—particularly Kate O’Hare, who has been watching his every move. For Nick, there’s no greater rush than being pursued by a beautiful woman . . . even one who aims to lock him up. But just when it seems that 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. Not to mention the skills of their ragtag team made up of flamboyant actors, wanted wheelmen, and Kate’s dad. High-speed chases, pirates, and Toblerone bars are all in a day’s work . . . if O’Hare and Fox don’t kill each other first.
My Thoughts: I must start this by stressing that if you go for this series thinking it will be the same wacky and zany shenanigans you have to come to expect with this author’s Stephanie Plum series, you will be disappointed. If, however, you are looking for something a little different than Stephanie Plum but features interesting characters that you would like to get to know, then this would be a good series to start.
FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare is described as tenacious by her boss. Her sole focus is bringing down the most wanted criminals and will stop at literally nothing to bring them to justice. The few friends she has think she is a tad obsessed and I would have to agree with them for the most part though I admire her dedication to her career.
Nick Fox is your typical con-man, thief, liar, scammer, etc. He’s also very charming and gosh darn it, very likable. Kate doesn’t care about that. She wants to capture him and throw him in jail until the end of time. She almost gets her wish but just as quickly as she slaps the silver bracelets on him, the next thing she knows, Nick has worked a deal where they are partners working together to bring in much bigger fish than he.
I liked Kate and Nick. They have great chemistry and though Kate tries hard to ignore that fact, the spark practically jumps off the page. Kate is wound a little too tight and Nick is exactly the type of character to bring her back to the Kate that has forgotten how to lighten up and enjoy life.
The story-line was interesting and I quite enjoyed the precision with which Nick put together their team. It’s early days yet to decide if Nick has turned over a new leaf or is just working another con, but that mushy soft-center heart of mine is hoping that Nick can be redeemed in both the eyes of the law and in Kate’s heart.
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