Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)

by Ally Carter

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"She almost believed him. She almost wondered if he believe it himself. But Kat had learned at a very young age that thieves live and die based on perception
her whole life was a lesson in sleight of hand. If someone thought her father had the paintings, then the truth wasn't going to save him."

Heist Society is exactly what I needed. It was a fun, fast paced read with mystery and a little bit of history mixed in.

We follow Kat who has left the family business to get a formal education... Which she does for all of three months before Hale gets her expelled because
her dad needs help. He's being framed for something he didn't do, something he had no way of doing because he was doing a different heist some place else.
Unfortunately Mr. Tuccone wont believe him and wants his paintings back at all costs or her father will be in trouble. So while her dad can't do anything
due to Interpol finding him it's up to Kat, Hale, Gabrielle and the rest of the young crew to find them and prove her fathers innocence.

While this may seem like an easy task the person who took them is using a Alias that only gets used by very important people to take very important things.
Along the way they find out what paintings there looking for exactly and where they came from. Which lead to a whole new morale choice of giving them back to Mr. Tuccone or to give them back to their rightful owners that should have never had them taken away.


Throughout this story you could tell how Kat really struggled at times to make sure she was doing the right thing even though what her family does for a living isn't exactly the most legal thing. She want's to be a good person and do right by people and set things right, all while protecting her family.

I really appreciated the fact that Carter didn't throw a love triangle in our faces, while you could sense that it might have happened it didn't. I
do think there will be some romance in the next few books, I doubt it will become the main storyline or take anything away from the rest of the story. I do hope she ends up with the right one though and that she doesn't want to long to realize who likes her.

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