“A breathless adventure both starry-eyed and cool-blooded, both charming and diabolical.” –A.J. FINN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window“Crackling with full-throttle tension . . . An electrifying novel.” –ROBERT CRAIS, author of the bestselling Elvis Cole novelsAn epic Vegas heist.A high-octane international romance.A charismatic thief forced to orchestrate one … high-octane international romance.
A charismatic thief forced to orchestrate one final, treacherous job to save his family.
When Alex Cassidy and Diane Alison meet at a party in Princeton, New Jersey, the chemistry between them is instant and undeniable. She’s a single mother, local fixture, and owner of a successful catering company. He’s a single father and weekend homeowner — and leader of an armed-robbery crew that just pulled off a record-breaking, precision jewel heist in Las Vegas. Neither one realizes that their lives have overlapped before, and that the shared history they uncover will threaten everyone they love.
Swept up in their burgeoning relationship, Diane joins Alex at his beach house in Tulum, where Alex decides to leave his life of crime behind. It begins as a postcard-perfect weekend until an entanglement with a powerful cartel forces Alex to mastermind one final and unthinkably dangerous job. What ensues is an explosive, adrenaline-soaked journey through the moneyed landscapes of Mexico and Europe, where ghosts from the past collide with unexpected perils in the present. As Alex and Diane fight for their lives, they discover that they’re not the only ones with secrets–and that those closest to us pose the greatest danger of all.
Propulsive, deeply suspenseful, and layered with mesmerizing twists, Love and Theft is a sophisticated thriller about the illusion of control and the high price of past transgressions.
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Love and Theft is the caper thriller we’ve all been waiting for—lean, sophisticated, ice-cold, endlessly surprising. What took it so long to get here?
Tight, beautifully written, and crackling with full-throttle tension, Love and Theft knocked me out. An electrifying novel. Stan Parish has the stuff. For real.
A dark jewel, polished and precision-cut, beloved faces reflected in each glossy facet: Don Winslow, Elmore Leonard, Nelson DeMille. Love and Theft pays tribute to classic capers — and rivals the best of them for verve and ingenuity. A breathless adventure both starry-eyed and cool-blooded, both charming and diabolical. More, please.
This book is everything that is advertised and more. From the opening scenes to the very last page I glued to this story and even then, I was still wanting more. As the book opens and you are taken from a call in the Vegas dispatcher you are then taken to another scene, while the robbery is taking place the author takes you eyes of a young boy and his phone where he is videoing the scene even to the point of making sure that the blinking icon appears so the boy knows he is recording.
You are taken through each scene as part of the criminals and also the investigators. To all of the different places around the Globe, this story takes you to and also different characters you meet along the way. Each one has a purpose and is key to this story and some you take you back in time with a young criminal just starting out and how everything comes full circle. When you get to the end you should be ready for some surprises and plenty of twists. This is a fantastic story that you will not want to put down but will be with you for a while and you will think about the next time you walk into a Vegas Casino. I received this book from Netgalley.com I gave it 5 Stars. Follow us at
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Good beginning, but characters were cardboard & I quickly lost interest in the story, which reflected a number of hackneyed plot elements.
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This is the first book I have read from this author. Thank you Stan for sending me a copy to read and review. This cover is absolutely magnificent.
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: This book takes some of the things you would see in an action movie and packs it into a 252 page thrill ride. You get a major heist mixed with romance. The pacing of this book was fast, and there were some thriller aspects that I enjoyed. I wish there would have been more thriller vibes included, as I was expecting more out this book then what I ended up getting. There are alot of things going on in this book, and you have to pay attention so you don’t lose track of things while you are reading. Overall, I enjoyed the author’s writing, and would definitely read more books from him in the future. I hope this book gets picked up for a movie, because I would definitely watch it. If you are a fan of heist crime thrillers, give this book a chance.
An absolute knockout. Love and Theft is the tightly plotted, brilliantly entertaining, stay-up-all-night thriller I’ve been waiting for. Stan Parish delivers on every level.
This terrific page-turner has it all: wonderful characters, frenetic pace, blood-curdling tension, cinematic action, and hugely satisfying twists. Highly recommended.
Well now! I just read the next great American crime novelist. Love and Theft is a smart, electric, totally original tale that I absolutely could not put down. To put it simply, this is a fast, fantastic, entirely satisfying read. Fans of Elmore Leonard rejoice. Stan Parish has arrived!