Crown Jewel (Simon Riske, Bk. 2)

An efficient, brutal, and highly successful group of criminal gamblers has set its sights on Monte Carlo's lavish casinos, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake—a casino dealer beaten to death, a German heiress's son kidnapped. Shadowy spy-for-hire Simon Riske knows Monte Carlo well: it's where he was once a thrill-seeking thief himself, robbing armored trucks and leading police on dangerous car chases across the Côte d'Azur. Who better to connect the crimes and foil a daringly brilliant plot?

In one of the most clever, enjoyable, and entertaining new series to come along in years, this follow-up to The Take gives readers what they want most: a hero we can root for, locales we wish we could visit, and a plot that never lets up.