Heist Society

Heist Society is a book about a fifteen year old girl named Katarina Bishop, who comes from a long line of art thieves. Just when Kat starts to think she has escaped from the family business for good, Kat's father is accused of stealing paintings from Auturo Taccone, a dangerous criminal who will stop at nothing to get them back. Kat and her entourage of computer geniuses, pickpockets and professional art thieves must track down the person who stole the paintings and return them to Taccone, if Kat ever wants to see her father again. This is an action packed novel full of high paced chases, romance and thieves behind dark corners. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an exciting read.

Reader reviewed by Kitkat-Kate

Heist Society 

By Ally Carter

Mystery/Contemporary fiction

4 out of 5 High heels and Diamonds

Review by Kate Coggins

Main character Katrina Bishop starts off as a girl in a standard boarding school.  She gets average grades and wears normal clothes but Katrina Bishop is not your typical girl. She belongs to a family of thieves and con men.  She has tried to leave this life behind, but when she is framed for something she did not do, Katrina has no choice but to get back into the game. As a world-traveling thief, her father made his share of enemies. Her father has made the leader of a mob, Arturo Tuccone, mad. Tuccone believes Katrinas father has stolen some priceless paintings from his mansion.  Katrina must figure out who really did steal the paintings, and then get them back to Tuccone or her father might get seriously hurt.

It gets even more complicated when Katrina realizes she needs to form a team without the help of her uncle.  The recruits are Gabrielle the blond haired, blue eyed long legged cousin, sure to draw some attention.  The twins, Hamish and Angus, are always getting into trouble with explosives or stealing unawarely from nuns.  Simon is the technology genius.  He is a nervous guy and is comfortable behind the scenes.  Hale,  is a good looking best friend who happens to be a million heir, but could he be more?  Then Nick, a new addition to their group, is a pick pocket from London and is slowly trying to win Katrinas love.  Who will Katrina choose, the friend who has always been there as just a friend or the exciting new guy? Together they travel the art world meeting excitement and adventure.

This intriguing 289-page mystery by Ally Carter is a wonderful example of what we all wish our lives were like, traveling from Italy to Germany on a private plane with just a few handsome guys as company on their way to spy and con.  It is narrated by the main character Katrina and is sometimes a little hard to follow.  She will hint at something but the reader has no idea and the next thing the reader knows, the characters are in Austria.  But it is still a great book.  E. Lockhart (author) said, Heist Society is an edge-of-your-seat caper with more twists than Oceans Eleven and cooler gadgets than Casino Royal.  Also cuter guys than either one.   Ally Carter also wrote] The Gallagher Girl books.  A fun series to read as well, and is coming out with a second book in the Heist Society called Uncommon Criminals expected to come out June 21st 2011.  I would recommend this book to anyone over the age of ten or eleven, and to people who like action, romance, and mystery.  This story reminds me of when I was little (or possibly yesterday, who really knows) and I snuck around the house in my moms high heels and make-up while talking into a walkie-talkie.  Ah, the good old days.  This book makes me want to do it all again.

Reader reviewed by Joanne

This book is about a girl who is in a family that involves stealing art. Kat the main character doesn't want to be part of that life anymore. But one day a guy name Hale shows up and Kat knows that he came back to make her come back. But when Hale tells Kat that her father is in trouble Kat has no choice but to help. Her father is the main suspect of a powerful mobster's priceless art collection. Kat has three choices but follows on with her first one stealing it back. But when they find out the person who stole it they are shocked. the person is one of the greatest thieves name that only certain thieves can use. But Kat has no choice she finds along the way people that will help her steal the paintings back. In the process she finds emotion between Hale and Nick who she finds talking to her father.

This is a book that is surprising, romantic and backstabbing. This book won't waste your time.