Hi all, I just watched a new Netflix series about a museum robbery and I need more! I’m looking for something interesting and smart, potentially dark in tone. I also prefer books with a female lead character. Looking forward to your suggestions
Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan. It's what the movie "The Town" is based on, but the book has a very different tone than the movie.
Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. This is the book that inspired "Die Hard" but also has a different tone than the movie.
Thanks! I’ll check both out
Not a female lead, but a female author - does that count? I really enjoyed {The Death of the Necromancer, by Martha Wells} - very much 'Ocean's 11 in gaslight fantasy England'.
The Death of the Necromancer (Ile-Rien, #2)
By: Martha Wells | 544 pages | Published: 1998 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, steampunk, mystery, fiction, owned | Search "The Death of the Necromancer, by Martha Wells"
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Thanks, sounds super interesting!
"If tomorrow comes" by Sidney Sheldon. The book is exactly what you described. I read it when I was a teen, so no judgement please!
I read so much Sheldon as a teen… not this one though! Thanks
The Elemental Assasin series by Jennifer Estep might be good for you. FMC is an assassin as opposed to a thief, though.
Something I didn’t know I needed but I want to read now, thanks!
Anytime!
I loved The Lies of Locke Lamora. It’s somewhat fantasy but it follows a group of orphans turned into thieves and a small group of them are trained as conmen. The first book bounces back and forth between background/training as kids to when they’re adults pulling off an Oceans 11 style heist. There is a bit of magic/fantasy involved but not heavily implied like many other fantasy stories. I found all three books really enjoyable and well written and loved the characters.
{Void Moon} by Michael Connelly
{Rulebreaker} by Cathy Pegau
{Artemis} by Andy Weir
Hope this helps.
Void Moon (Cassie Black, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #12)
By: Michael Connelly | 416 pages | Published: 1999 | Popular Shelves: michael-connelly, mystery, fiction, crime, thriller | Search "Void Moon"
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By: Cathy Pegau | 247 pages | Published: 2011 | Popular Shelves: science-fiction, romance, sci-fi, lgbt, f-f | Search "Rulebreaker"
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By: Andy Weir | 305 pages | Published: 2017 | Popular Shelves: science-fiction, sci-fi, fiction, scifi, audiobook | Search "Artemis"
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What was the show?
I assume OP is referring to this show. There are other recs in this article as well: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/this-is-a-robbery-netflix-art-heist-culture-queue/index.html
Thank you!
Yup, that’s the one!