Nov 27, 2012

The Thieves of Legend by Richard Doetsch


Title: The Thieves of Legend: A Thriller by Richard Doetsch
Published November 27, 2012; Atria Books
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"I knew that at the end of the week, the answers would disappear into the Forbidden City, slipping through my fingers forever." (ch. 27)

Publisher's description: "Second in the Thieves series after The Thieves of Darkness —reformed thief Michael St. Pierre and his crew travel to China on behalf of the U.S. government to obtain a legendary diary that holds the clue to a long-forgotten mystery.

On the trail of a mystery with roots more than a half- millennium in the past. Michael and his ex-girlfriend KC Ryan are coerced by a U.S. Army colonel to travel to opposite ends of China, each responsible for stealing an artifact to help solve an ancient puzzle. They face off against the complex underworld of the Chinese triads, a female assassin, and a madman whose only desire is to possess the secret held within the pages of a diary supposedly lost to time—a secret that would give him frightening power and lead to the downfall of nations.

Moving from the glittering casinos of Macau to its dangerous backstreets; from the palace at the heart of China’s Forbidden City to the medieval castles of Spain; from the mansions on the Amalfi Coast, to an uncharted pacific island, Michael is in a race to solve the riddle and save KC from certain death."

What's your teaser this week?

5 comments:

  1. Ah, nice teaser! Very intriguing. Thanks for sharing!

    Here is my Teaser Tuesday post from Laura Lee’s Angel.

    Sarika @ The Readdicts

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  2. Sounds good. I like a good thriller now and again. My teasers this week are from Kept by Shawntelle Madison and Mystic City by Theo Lawrence. Happy reading!

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  3. I like that one a lot. Sounds like a suspenseful read!

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  4. I just got this one last week, and now I am eager to read it! Thanks for the little teaser today. It made the book leap out in my consciousnesses, and I'm sure that means it will be read a bit faster than some others!

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