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Once a Thief (2002)

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0553585118 (ISBN13: 9780553585117)
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Originally, I had purchased the second novel, Always a Thief, in hardcover for a really great deal - $5(CDN) brand new, straight from Coles. It sat on my TBR shelf for nearly a year because i have this incurable need to read series' and such books in order.I finally managed to get my hands on this one without needing to order it, then felt this urgency to read it.And I'm glad I did!I thought the characters genuine and intuitive. I'm still trying to decide which was my fave and, laughingly, I'm leaning toward Bear, Storm's cat. But I liked Storm's straight-forward attitude as well as Morgan's thought process and everything about the 'infamous' Quinn.I liked the plot, what there was of it, knowing that it continued in the second novel. I thought it was well played. What really intrigued me was the play-by-play between the characters. Especially the deceit, the lies, the manipulations and the omittances of facts that were all twisted about that really pinned me to this book. I read them both in a day and a half.You can't help not being able to put this book down. The more lies and manipulations and the more truth you learn, the more you're pulled into reading.The descriptions are a sure way of learning who's who, what's what, and you get a real sense of the surroundings.I liked it!

3 STARS"It had taken centuries for Max Bannister's family to acquire their treasures, and now he's been asked to risk his collection as bait for a master criminal. For his own reasons, Max allows a public exhibition, and to protect the family fortune he must rely on the skills of his half brother--a world-class security expert--and his smart and savvy exhibit director, Morgan West.But almost immediately, Morgan comes face-to-face with the mysterious Quinn, Interpol's most wanted thief for the past decade--and a man who makes it very clear he has an eye on the Bannister collection. And if that's not enough, Morgan begins to realize that she's surrounded by secrets and lies, and that someone very close to Max is moving behind the scenes, intent on murder as well as robbery...someone whose ultimate plan threatens to ruin them all." (From Amazon)Good romance and decent mystery.

What do You think about Once A Thief (2002)?

I've read this book so many times I love all of it. There are no slow parts, the characters are....I dunno... but all i can say about them is that I love them all and that none of them are so similar that you constantly get them confused, they each have a different and lovable background! I also love the storyline. Ok, Ok, I wouldn't rate it five star if i didn't like the storyline but I do like it anyway. When I first picked it up I thought alright, so here's a romance story where the girl falls in love with a thief sure, sounds good I suppose but when i read it, it was so much more! Ok so yeah yeah the girl does fall for the thief but I think it's an amazing story.
—Chelsea Barker

As I impatiently wait for the next SCU/Bishop novels, I've occasionally been grabbing older Kay Hooper books from the library, and this one and its sequel both came in this week. Only two stars because I am so NOT into museum heists as a plot line and I was bored to tears every time the story delved into security measures and whatnot. I was pleasantly surprised to like the characters and I can see Hooper's early writing style before it started to truly emerge into a great series writer, but the story itself failed to grab me. These books are quick reads so I may read the sequel before it is due back in a couple of weeks, but if I don't, I will not feel badly about not knowing the fate of the Morgan/Quinn love story, as the plausibility of those two characters together is so weak and the circumstances surrounding the characters so "eh" to me that I'm not sure I care. I will reserve my rave reviews for Kay Hooper for her newer books, as I'm already invested in those characters and storylines.
—Susan Bazzett-griffith

It was okay though the description makes it sound liked it is a lot about Morgan and Quinn and while it is a bit about them I think it is really more about Storm and Wolfe (sounds like X-men but it isn't). The writing was good and it was interesting though it seems more like a set up for the next book which I suspect is actually about Morgan and Quinn.I really liked Wolfe and Storm. They banter between them is wonderful. The relationship is a bit short do it seems a little far fetched but it was still pretty good. I wouldn't mind reading the sequel.
—Jilly

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