Review: New fun adventure series, reminded me of Romancing The Stone and Charlie's Angels a bit...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 5, 2013
I really enjoyed this book! More than I expected to. I've read several of the Lexy Baker cozy mysteries and Blackmore sisters books and liked those quite a bit, but this one is my favorite. It's very different, and I made the mistake of starting it when I was tired and then couldn't stop reading! It's a fresh and fun story. Kate Diamond had an unusual upbringing, both of her parents were crooks, highly talented jewelry and art thieves and Kate learned from the best. But, she didn't follow their footsteps. She first joined the FBI and when this story starts, she is an insurance investigator assigned the case of finding a huge ruby stolen from a museum. Her parents now live at the Golden Capers retirement home, a unique place filled with other former crooks who are delighted to assist Kate. I loved this premise, it was just really fun. The book starts with Kate in disguise and there's lots of cool gadgets and gizmos she uses along the way. The book was non-stop action and kept the pages turning and the setting was so fascinating and seemed almost unbelievable....I googled to see if Ice Hotels really exist....and they do. So cool....literally. Overall, this was an entertaining way to spend a few hours and I look forward to reading more in this series.