The Downside
Published on 5. September 2017
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-78669-331-0 (ISBN)
Description
In an age of cybercrime, Finn is old school: he's never stolen anything weighing less than five tons. Now, fresh out of prison and flat broke, he's got a line on his biggest job ever.
Cracking the most heavily guarded private vault in North America? No problem.
Hauling $50 million of precious metal out past guards, dozens of policemen and an armored SWAT battalion? Even easier.
But navigating the betrayals of double-crossing partners, the machinations of a hedge-fund billionaire gone bad, and the ambiguous proposals of a woman with her own agenda?
If you steal this big, there's always a downside.
Cracking the most heavily guarded private vault in North America? No problem.
Hauling $50 million of precious metal out past guards, dozens of policemen and an armored SWAT battalion? Even easier.
But navigating the betrayals of double-crossing partners, the machinations of a hedge-fund billionaire gone bad, and the ambiguous proposals of a woman with her own agenda?
If you steal this big, there's always a downside.
Reviews / Votes
'Smart as a whip and fast as a bullet' Lee Child. 'Fantastic ... this is my kind of thriller and I can't wait for the next one' Brad Thor. 'Wildly inventive caper novel ... Fans of Donald Westlake's Dortmunder novels will find a lot to like' Publishers Weekly (starred review). 'Ever more ingenious ... A taut caper whose high-tech trappings neatly complement its old-fashioned formula' Kirkus. 'Old-school heist gets a dash of tech-savvy with whip-smart dialogue and a chicane of plot twists. Precision-engineered entertainment' The Sunday Times Crime Club. 'The book has all the ingredients of a great heist story ... [It's] great fun' Crime Review.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 145 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78669-331-0 (9781786693310)
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Mike Cooper lives with his family outside Boston. For a decade he has been the stay-at-home parent, writing in his spare time. He has won a Shamus Award, a Thriller nomination, and inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories.