As an FBI agent, she specialized in hunting America’s most elite thieves.Now, she’s become one of them.“My heart was in my throat until the very end, and once I reached the last word, all I wanted was more.” Lisa Regan, USA Today and WSJ Bestselling AuthorBlair Morgan’s world is in shambles.After being used as a scapegoat by a corrupt former boss, she is unceremoniously fired from the FBI. Now, … shambles.
After being used as a scapegoat by a corrupt former boss, she is unceremoniously fired from the FBI. Now, with her reputation, pride, and years of service stripped away, Blair just wants to start over.
But when a chance date turns into a mysterious job offer, her past comes crashing back to haunt her.
In a flash, Blair becomes entangled in a high stakes bank heist. Her status as a former FBI-agent-turned-hostage transforms her into an instant media sensation. And the unwanted attention makes her a target for ruthless killers that will stop at nothing to silence her.
Caught in the crosshairs, Blair must confront her past before she loses her freedom—or her life.
But there is something strange about this team of bank robbers. They aren’t who they seem. And as a deadly SWAT raid closes in, Blair discovers that she may not be either…
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The Spider Heist is the first installment of a heart-stoppingly suspenseful thriller series by international bestselling author Jason Kasper. Perfect for fans of James Patterson, Sandra Brown, Catherine Coulter, David Baldacci, and TR Ragan.
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Jason Kasper weaves a masterful page-turner with The Spider Heist, starring his irresistible new character, Blair Morgan. If you like action, intrigue, suspense, and thrills, read this book.
I have seen Jason grow into an amazing writer and this start of a new series shows that development in spades. This story is full of snappy, snarky dialogue, expertly executed action scenes, and descriptions that give you everything you need and nothing you don’t, and they’re shared in a powerful yet subtle way.
Jason has become an absolute master storyteller. His style and methods with each line should be studied by anyone who aspires to be an author.
Jason Kasper is a great writer, and he doesn’t disappoint with The Spider Heist. Give it a shot, he won’t disappoint you either.
Definitely Jason Kasper’s best book so far. A masterpiece. Don’t pick it up if you don’t have time to finish it! Hooked me from the first page, diving into intrigue with the first sentence, kept me engaged from beginning to end. I read it through in one sitting. This book is a keeper! Can’t wait for the next in the series.
The Spider Heist Series are high-speed thrill rides from start to finish! There is nothing like a good heist story . . . except a good heist story with great characters, which is exactly what you get in these books!
I’m always up for a heist story, having written a couple myself. Add to that the prospect of a female lead, and I should’ve been all-in about The Spider Heist. Yet somehow it didn’t flip my switches the way I’d expected. Why is that? As they say on Bollywood Hungama, let’s analyse.
The setup: Blair Morgan is the most incompetent waitress in Los Angeles, and apparently also the most clueless. When a handsome customer named (I kid you not) Sterling offers her a pile of money to enter what’s transparently a setup, she jumps at it. For her pains, this gets Blair embroiled in a bank robbery that turns into a media circus, an FBI jihad, and Mission: Impossible all in the span of less than twenty-four hours. By the way: Blair’s a disgraced former member of the FBI’s black-bag squad, the ones who break into places to plant surveillance equipment. (Not a spoiler: it’s on the back cover.)
Blair is a bundle of quirks and contradictions. She seems to be unable to adult with any success, despite having weathered the rigors of Quantico and a temporarily successful run at the FBI. (She can manage highly technical covert entries but not pour a cup of coffee? Really?) She’s severely acrophobic, which of course leads to her ending up paralyzed with fear on every high overlook and rooftop in Southern California. (How did that work in her previous career?) Sterling’s gig offer is so obviously bogus that the typical sheltered 12YO girl could see through it instantly, but Blair not only signs up but seems to believe it’s real until events impress upon her otherwise. Her knees turn to butter (metaphorically) when she contemplates Sterling, even though he’s clearly the last man she should ever hook up with. I spent much of the first half of the book checking to see if Jason Kasper is one of Janet Evanovich’s pseudonyms.
To be fair, Blair does have spunk. When she turns on her brain halfway through the proceedings, she becomes a competent, take-charge professional. You may not believe this transformation by then, but that’s hardly the point, nor is it the greatest leap of faith the author calls on you to make.
The heist itself is one of those hella-complex, convoluted, wheels-within-wheels productions that work only in novels and the movies, where the thieves have quadruple-redundant backup plans (except where they conveniently don’t) and spare resources squirreled away in the damnedest places. The crooks themselves are types, with Sterling getting the lion’s share of the screen time. The weasel bank manager and weasel FBI manager are appropriately loathsome.
And yet…characterization issues notwithstanding, the author knows how to write a sentence. Once the heist kicks off, he lights the afterburner on the rocket sled and one set piece after another zooms by, each highly adaptable to the big or small screen and very easy to visualize. The last half goes faster than an Indy car on black ice. It’s pretty entertaining if all you’re looking for is fast, kicky fun.
The Spider Heist is a heist story on meth, with all the speed and disarray that implies. It reads almost fast enough to get you past the heroine with unintentional multiple-personality disorder, the Stephanie Plum (or maybe Fox & O’Hare) story beats, and the many WTF? moments. Never stop or slow down, and for God’s sake, don’t try to make sense of any of it.
Simply an excellent book. The only thing I was disappointed about, was the next in the series wasn’t available for seven months.
With THE SPIDER HEIST, Jason Kasper invites us into a new series in a new universe outside of his successful David Rivers series, and man, what a thrill ride! The novel has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing to the very end and a fantastic new heroine in Blair Morgan. Give this one a read, you won’t be disappointed!!!
The Spider Heist robbed me blind, stealing both time and sleep. Once I picked it up, this book sucked me in like few others have ever done. Kasper puts you front and center in one of the best heist stories I’ve ever come across.
The Spider Heist is a nonstop thrill ride, with intriguing characters and layers of mystery that the author carefully unravels right to the very last page. Blair is an instantly lovable heroine: smart, badass, brave and yet flawed enough to make her very relatable.
Outstanding! Jason Kasper spins an intricate web of clues, second-guesses, and action around a cast of memorable characters that will keep readers hooked from the first page to the final twist. I dare you to try and put it down.
Jason Kasper does a wonderful job creating a believable world where lawlessness done right is appealing. Morgan Blair is a former FBI agent who tracks down high tech robbers. Misfortune finds her hired and abducted by a group of bank robbers. She plans to turn them in but her former partner agent thinks she planned the heist. She finds herself helping the heist team navigate through this heart thumping event…
The characters are believable and the action is nonstop through the entire book.
The escape was well thought out and original. The chase scenes were the best I’ve read or experienced. Don’t ask.
I couldn’t put it down and patiently await the next book.
This adventure brings a savvy, ex-FBI agent, Blair Morgan, into a new chapter of her life. The events start as an unassuming “play date” turns into a ride that tears her away from her previous life of enforcing the law to siding with the bad guys. Eventually we end up rooting for the bad guys as it turns out there is not really a clear line between the good and bad.
I’ve enjoyed other Jason Kasper thrillers and this dive into the female heroin series is a thrill ride through the entire book. Blair Morgan is a butt kicking bad ass who continues to bring her various skills to the forefront throughout the book. She just needs to get over that fear of heights that stemmed from an earlier childhood experience.
The character development and back stories were weaved into the story with the usual skill that Jason Kasper has done throughout his other stories. I really enjoyed the thrills, cleaver escapes, car chase scene, light humor and relationships built up between the main characters.
I am anxiously looking forward to The Sky Thieves, the 2nd in this series.
Blair is ex FBI and was in prison for fabricating information about a criminal. She gets fired from her waitress job and meets Sterling who offers her money to meet Gordon and go to his house. It seems like easy money, but three masked men break into Gordon’s house and keep Blair and Gordon captive. Gordon is a high ranking bank official. These men have planned a bank heist. Jim, FBI, and former lover of Blair, now wants to kill her to keep her quiet about crimes he committed. This is a well written thriller that keeps your interest.
Literally couldn’t put it down. This is Kasper at his finest, another cast of characters that I can’t wait to continue reading about. Hurry up with the sequel!