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Very well written mystery. Couldn’t figure out the next move. It was very interesting and intriguing. Finished in one day while at work.

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This is a great book full of fantastic characters. I really enjoyed the character development that John experienced over the course of the book. He was very well written and enjoyable as a character. The side characters were also really well done, and I appreciated what they added to the story. This is a very suspenseful read and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time waiting to see what was going to happen. I didn’t read the first book in this series, but I am definitely going to go back and do so because this one was so good. It’s a well written story and I’m excited to see where it goes next.

If you’re looking for a well-done mystery then I urge you to check this one out.

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This was written to be the sequel to Daniel Dodge's To Catch a Thief. It was surprisingly so much better than the first book, however I don't think I plan to read any future installments as this wasn't my cup of tea.

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This book is a pale imitation of the original. All of Francie’s complexity, intelligence, and passion have been ironed out. John has turned moralistic. The writing is dull and wooden. DNF.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

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I read the novel To Catch A Thief by Daniel Dodge a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it so finding this sequel (approved by the Dodge Estate and family) I figured I'd give it a go. I had very much liked John Robie and wanted to see what was next for him. Francie was less interesting to me but I was still all in for seeing where she was going.

I enjoyed this book as much or maybe even a tiny bit more than the prior. John is a great character and his growth was on display here. Francie was much more clearly a person to me and I liked that very much and found her journey interesting to read. There are other characters well drawn that we meet again but none so interesting to me than Lepic. Talk about traversing a canyon to get to the other side. I could not stand him in the first book and was hate-reading his character as this book began but before it was over, I absolutely pulled for him and liked him. I loved that!

The locale is still rendered in beautiful travelogue terms and glitters. The fashion sounded lovely and the cat and mouse and action kept me on the edge of my seat as I read. I cared and for that I couldn't ask an author for more. I am kind of hoping there may be more adventures for John, Francie and their friends. I'll happily read them.

Many thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for the Advance Reader's Copy.

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This had everything that I was looking for in a official sequel to “To Catch a Thief”, it had that element that I enjoyed from that book and was hooked with getting back to this world. The characters felt like they were the same characters and worked with what I remembered. It was a thrilling journey and had that charm that I was looking for.

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