Review: The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

A Mysterious Review of The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg. A Nicholas Fox and Kate O'Hare Mystery.

Review summary: This second book in the series is generally harmless (and mindless) entertainment. There is an overall story arc, but the storyline itself reads like a series of short, loosely connected and thinly developed novellas strung together, more superficial action than intellectual substance. (Click here for text of full review.)

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The Chase
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
A Nicholas Fox and Kate O'Hare Mystery
Bantam (February 2014)

Publisher synopsis: Internationally renowned thief and con artist Nicolas Fox is famous for running elaborate and daring scams. His greatest con of all: convincing the FBI to team him up with the only person who has ever caught him, and the only woman to ever capture his attention, Special Agent Kate O'Hare. Together they'll go undercover to swindle and catch the world's most wanted — and untouchable — criminals.

Their newest target is Carter Grove, a former White House chief of staff and the ruthless leader of a private security agency. Grove has stolen a rare Chinese artifact from the Smithsonian, a crime that will torpedo U.S. relations with China if it ever becomes public. Nick and Kate must work under the radar — and against the clock — to devise a plan to steal the piece back. Confronting Grove's elite assassins, Nick and Kate rely on the skills of their ragtag crew, including a flamboyant actor, a Geek Squad techie, and a band of AARP-card-carrying mercenaries led by none other than Kate's dad.

A daring heist and a deadly chase lead Nick and Kate from Washington, D.C., to Shanghai, from the highlands of Scotland to the underbelly of Montreal. But it'll take more than death threats, trained henchmen, sleepless nights, and the fate of a dynasty's priceless heirloom to outsmart Fox and O'Hare.