It's been a year since professional thief Crissa Stone last pulled a job, and she's spent that time under the radar, very carefully not drawing attention to herself. That kind of life is safe, but it's boring, and it's lonely, and it's not very lucrative. So when Crissa starts to get antsy and low on funds she agrees to act as a thief-for-hire, partnering with a wealthy art collector to steal a truckload of plundered Iraqi artifacts before they're repatriated to their native country. But what's supposed to be a "give-up" robbery with few complications quickly turns deadly. Soon Crissa is on the run again, with both an ex-military hit squad and her own partners-in-crime in pursuit. And what should be the easiest job of her career robbing a man who wants to be robbed might just turn out to be the most dangerous."
About the Author :
WALLACE STROBY is an award-winning journalist and a former editor at The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey. The Devil's Share is his seventh novel, following the acclaimed Shoot the Woman First. He lives in New Jersey.
Review :
[Stroby] is excellent at plotting very fast-paced action and making readers wonder if any loyalties will survive the heist. New Jersey Star Ledger
Readers hungry for an old-fashioned double-strength heist gone wrong could hardly do better. Kirkus Reviews
Razor-sharp [a] cinematic thriller, which wastes no words and packs a huge punch. Publishers Weekly
Stroby s prose is predictably lean and edgy. His Iraq War premise has plausibility, and his characters are all well sketched. Stroby is regularly compared to Elmore Leonard and other greats of hard-boiled crime, and The Devil s Share will only burnish that reputation. Booklist
[Crissa] would run rings round Reacher. Minneapolis Star-Tribune
A classic of the genre This taut story has no wasted words, and it packs a singular punch. Bookpage
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[Stroby] is excellent at plotting very fast-paced action and making readers wonder if any loyalties will survive the heist. "New Jersey Star Ledger"
Readers hungry for an old-fashioned double-strength heist gone wrong could hardly do better. "Kirkus Reviews"
Razor-sharp [a] cinematic thriller, which wastes no words and packs a huge punch. "Publishers Weekly"
Stroby s prose is predictably lean and edgy. His Iraq War premise has plausibility, and his characters are all well sketched. Stroby is regularly compared to Elmore Leonard and other greats of hard-boiled crime, and The Devil s Share will only burnish that reputation. "Booklist"
[Crissa] would run rings round Reacher. "Minneapolis Star-Tribune"
A classic of the genre This taut story has no wasted words, and it packs a singular punch. "Bookpage""
"Masterfully crafted."--"New Jersey Star-Ledger" (One of the Best Books of 2013)
"I consider Stroby to be one of the heirs to the great Elmore Leonard in style, substance and sheer entertainment."--"Milwaukee Journal Sentinal" (One of the Best Mysteries of 2013)
"Delivered in propulsive prose and smart dialogue reminiscent of Robert B. Parker or Elmore Leonard and laid on with the same kind of dry brush."--Hallie Ephron, "The Boston Globe
""Another superior thriller--fast, tough and nasty--without a single extra sentence."--"Kirkus "(starred)
"Stroby nails this taut, gripping contest between well-matched opponents."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred)
