Best Thing You Can Steal, The

Thanks to #Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review the latest by Simon R. Green, "The Best Thing You Can Steal",

I always know that, when I pick up a book by Simon R. Green, I'm in for a treat. Mr. Green never ceases to entertain and twist my brain into contortions that it never was meant to do; I've read his entire "Nightside" series, as well as his "Secret Histories" series, and, of course, "Ishmael Jones", so it came to me as no surprise that I would thoroughly enjoy "The Best Thing You Can Steal".

The man now known as Gideon Sable is putting together the heist of all heists, and he's enlisted a number of cronies with dubious pasts, presents and futures: Annie Anybody, who is never the same person twice and can control all sorts of machines by convincing them to do what she wants; the Ghost, who is exactly that; Johnny Wild, the Wilde Card, who can confound everyone by never being exactly what he seems; and The Damned, who earned his reputation by slaying Angels and stealing their haloes - and is damned for all eternity.

Their mission: to break into an impenetrable citadel - the museum where Hammer keeps everything he's ever collected. And they're going to succeed, because Gideon already knows how it's done, courtesy of the previous Gideon Sable's journal. They've been tasked with this heist by Hammer's ex-wife, who covets everything, but especially one rare item.

This is a novella that reads like a full-length novel. The action is fast and furious and keeps the reader enthralled, as each character is introduced and their history explained, before the heist begins.

Thoroughly entertaining and recommended.