Title: The Chase
By Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
The Gist:
The unlikely pair of world-class con man Nick Fox, and
special agent Kate O’Hare team up again, this time in a matter of national
security. Their target- former
White House chief of staff Carter Grove, who now heads up an elite security
agency staffed by ruthless assassins.
Their mission- to re-steal a piece of art that had been promised to the
Chinese, and could squash goodwill between the countries if the original theft
was ever discovered.
Kate
and Nick battle the clock in an attempt to steal back the art, switch it with
the replica, and keep their lives while this mission takes them from Washington
D.C., to Scotland, to Shainghai.
Little do they know that this heist is only the beginning of the chase
in the bigger goal of taking down one of the most powerful men, and unknown
thieves, in the United States.
What I thought:
The Chase was a wonderfully suspenseful read that
will grab you from the first chapter straight through the last. The twists and turns developed by this
team of authors keeps readers wondering how everything will work out, which, in
turn, keeps you turning pages far longer than you will plan to.
This is the second book in a five part series. I had not read The Heist (book one),
but I had no trouble sinking straight in to this story. That being said, I have already
downloaded the first book so that I can keep reading about Nick and Kate.
The characters were written wonderfully, Kate was
strong, independent, and smart while Nick was crafty, charming, and
surprisingly caring. The
attraction between these two characters crackles throughout this edition, but
never comes to a full spark- which I appreciate. I think that relationships (even in books) that build over
time are far more believable and satisfying.
If you are looking for a deep, intellectual
thriller, this is probably not the book for you, however if you want to take a
easy and entertaining ride through a story that will keep you flipping pages
long into the night, pick up The Chase.
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