What a splendid book!
Summary
Seventeen-year-old West is rich, but homeless. She roams from city to city
with her mother searching for dupes, marks, and victims to swindle. They
never use force. They don’t need to. Their weapons are persuasion, distraction,
deception.
West and her Mother are legends in the biz. The best con artist team ever. They
pull off impossible heists and make it look easy. So, West isn’t surprised when
they are called in to take command of a high stakes real estate con. It’s taken
months to set up the scam, but now all of it is about to fall apart because one
rich, teenage boy refuses to play along and the deal cannot go forward
without his cooperation.
West’s assignment is simple. Figure out what this guy’s monumental problem
is, fix it, and persuade him to play along—by any means necessary.
is, fix it, and persuade him to play along—by any means necessary.
The moment she meets Tanner Cardwell, West sizes him up as easy pickings.
He is bookish, naïve, honest to a fault, and he completely trusts her. He is
the perfect mark. Even better, he’s soon completely smitten with her. So
far, so good. But when the time comes for her usual ruthlessness, she
can’t do it. Could she be falling for this guy? That would be ridiculous.
It violates the first commandment of her profession: You can never
care about your mark.
West soon confronts an impossible choice. Does she betray her
mother or Tanner? Or maybe there is a third way, a path that means
walking away from everyone’s expectations and finding her own destiny.
My review
What a splendid book with a fantastic young adult character. I really enjoyed
reading this book, due to the fact that the author brought his main characters
very well! I also liked the plot and the story!
reading this book, due to the fact that the author brought his main characters
very well! I also liked the plot and the story!
I certainly will recomend this book to all people who enoy reading young
adult stories.
adult stories.
Therefore without no doubt I give a 5 star rating for this splendid book!
The Author
The author is a lawyer and he has been writing professionally his entire career.
He moved around a lot growing up (mostly in Southern California) before
settling down on a ranch outside the town of Nespelem, Washington on the
Colville reservation. He came east to go to law school a long time ago and
never went home again. Today, he lives in the great state of Maryland with
his standard poodle, Aloy, who is his patient muse. In additional to numerous
(and boring) legal writings, he published seven young adult books with
independent publishers, probably the best known of which is the Win the Rings
trilogy. His stories all have a strong romantic element and tend to be very
character driven. In addition to novels, he also has published an eclectic mix
of short stories, ranging from romance to science fiction. His stories have
won awards and his writing has gained favourable recognition (but he could
He moved around a lot growing up (mostly in Southern California) before
settling down on a ranch outside the town of Nespelem, Washington on the
Colville reservation. He came east to go to law school a long time ago and
never went home again. Today, he lives in the great state of Maryland with
his standard poodle, Aloy, who is his patient muse. In additional to numerous
(and boring) legal writings, he published seven young adult books with
independent publishers, probably the best known of which is the Win the Rings
trilogy. His stories all have a strong romantic element and tend to be very
character driven. In addition to novels, he also has published an eclectic mix
of short stories, ranging from romance to science fiction. His stories have
won awards and his writing has gained favourable recognition (but he could
always use more). In his spare time, when not writing, he enjoys a good road trip,
watching hockey, and pretty much anything to do with poodles.
Booktasters
Thank you very much Booktasters and the author for receiving a free copy in
return of my honest review of this splendid book.
return of my honest review of this splendid book.
