Fool Me Twice by Jeff LindsayMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I discovered Riley Wolfe #1, Just Watch Me, last year and I was hooked. So, I've waited.. and waited.. patiently waited for his return. Which is here and was it worth the wait!
Riley is one of those characters that you fall in love with. Arrogant, cocky and rich while still a momma's boy at heart.
In Fool Me Twice, after a successful heist of a Faberge Egg, Riley is making his escape, flush with success, when the tables turn. His getaway boat driver has sold him out and everything goes black.
He wakes up on another boat, heading who knows where with a taciturn French thug as his guide.
In short order he arrives at The Isle of Cabbage, yes, really, and is thrown into a dungeon by biggest arms dealer in the world, Patrick Bonniface who also happens to be a connoisseur of pretty things especially art.
So, in exchange for his life, he must steal something, that is REALLY impossible. A fresco attached to a wall in the Vatican. With Bonniface's, sadistic henchwoman Bernadette the prize if he fails.
So, Riley is in deep doodoo.
On the way back to civilization, he is kidnapped again by the 2nd largest arms dealer, Mason Stone who, of course wants to be #1. Who convinces Riley, through blackmail in the form of the life of his crush, the masterful art forger Monique, to keep Stone in the loop so that when Riley delivers the fresco, he can take the Isle of Cabbage and Bonniface. Oh, I failed to mention that the Isle of Cabbage has teeth, missile batteries, mines and a heavily armed contingent of baddies.
So, now Riley is in even deeper doodoo.. Steal what can't be stolen and keep himself and Monique alive in the process. Not mention the persistent efforts of FBI Agent Frank Delgado in trying to capture the elusive Wolfe.
This book is FUN.. It moves swiftly and is an absolute blast. No spoilers here.
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