Or it could be just as amazing as the first. It was the kind of book where a sequel could go horribly wrong. The story was well-paced, original and exciting. The writing was sleek, smart and elegant. Heist Society was a smashing introduction to the world (and crew) of Katarina Bishop. Uncommon Criminals is the sequel to Carter's delightful Heist Society and the second in what she has stated on her site will be an ongoing series featuring Kat, her crew, and her inimitable family. Good thing Kat and her crew are anything but ordinary in Uncommon Criminals (2011) by Ally Carter. This job is going to require something different. There has to be some other, logical, reason for why the world's most famous emerald is bringing Kat and her crew nothing but trouble, right?Įither way, before this job is over Kat is going to have take a long hard look at who she is and what she does because all of her old tricks-the tricks her family has been using for centuries-are useless this time. And curses aren't real, not that the Cleopatra is cursed. And a history of jobs involving the Cleopatra Emerald going bad. Yes, there are rumors that the stone is cursed. Yes, it is essentially a concrete symbol of the doomed love between Cleopatra and Antony. Yes, the Cleopatra hasn't been seen in public in thirty years. Not when the Cleopatra has been waiting years to be returned to its rightful owner.

When Kat is asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald she can't say no. Think of a her as more of a return artist, a righter of wrongs maybe. She is also the girl that, mere months before, robbed the Henley-the greatest, and arguably most secure, museum in the world.īut Kat isn't a thief. Fifteen-year-old Katarina Bishop is a small girl with dark hair and bright blue eyes.

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