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Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society #2)
304 pages
A glamorous, globe-trotting caper that pairs the adrenaline of a high-stakes heist with the warmth of a fiercely loyal found family.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like slipping into a tailored tuxedo and stepping into a high-society gala where everyone has a secret. It is a breezy, cinematic experience that moves at a brisk, globe-trotting pace, sweeping the reader from opulent European estates to hidden underground vaults. The atmosphere is undeniably glamorous but grounded by the witty, playful banter of a teenage crew who operate as a tightly knit found family. Beneath the adrenaline-fueled mechanics of the con and the sparkling slow-burn romance, there is a genuine emotional core about stepping out from the shadow of family legacies to forge your own rules. It delights anyone looking for a clever, lighthearted thriller where the heists are intricate and the loyalty is absolute.
- Mood
- glamorous
- energetic
- suspenseful
- lighthearted
- Tone
- witty
- playful
- clever
- breezy
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- found family · forging your own path · the thrill of the con · loyalty and trust · legacy and reputation
- The writing
- Snappy, cinematic, and dialogue-driven, with a sharp eye for the glamorous details of international thievery.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from relying on inherited tricks to embracing her own ingenuity and trusting her chosen family when the stakes get impossibly high.
- Who it's for
- Teen and crossover readers who crave globe-trotting capers, found-family dynamics, and a dash of slow-burn romance amidst high-stakes heists.
Content notes
- mild peril
- criminal activities
About the book
Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life life. Friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. But for the last two months she’s simply been known as the girl who ran the crew that robbed the greatest museum in the world. That’s why Kat isn’t surprised when she’s asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners.
There are only three problems. First, the gem hasn’t been seen in public in thirty years. Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long, and in Kat’s world, history almost always repeats itself. But it’s the third problem that makes Kat’s crew the most nervous and that is simply... the emerald is cursed.
Kat might be in way over her head, but she’s not going down without a fight. After all she has her best friend—the gorgeous Hale—and the rest of her crew with her as they chase the Cleopatra around the globe, dodging curses, realizing that the same tricks and cons her family has used for centuries are useless this time.
Which means, this time, Katarina Bishop is making up her own rules.
Description from Open Library.
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