Book Review – The Confidence Games by Tess Amy
The Confidence Games by Tess Amy
Mystery and Thrillers | Adult | 288 pages
Published on 9 July 2024 by Vintage Publishing
Synopsis
Two female con artists must pull off the ultimate heist in this rollicking caper from a dazzling new voice.
Emma Oxley and Nellie Yarrow have been inseparable their whole lives. Ever since they reinvented themselves, changing their names and wiping clean their digital footprints, they have made a game of following wherever the next adventure leads and challenging themselves to thefts, street cons, and mind games.
Adhering to only two rules – they will only swindle men, and only ones who deserve it – Emma and Nellie are secure in their reputation as the most trustworthy swindlers on the European black market. Until suddenly, they must play to save their own lives.
Blackmailed into stealing a priceless bracelet from a high-security exhibit, Emma will reexamine everything she believed to be true. This heist takes her far beyond her comfort zone… and she and Nellie will need allies among the glitzy bejewelled gathering in London in order to survive. Will they be able to do the right thing before it’s too late?
My rating:
Review
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This was so much fun! I really liked that the characters were a bit older as often this sort of story features adults who are younger and therefore a little more green. This felt plausible that they were doing what they were. I also liked that they didn’t have a magical genius hacker but a regular one just doing his best.
The twists and turns in the story really kept me guessing throughout! I did enjoy that someone was coming after the con women as a twist on the expected.
Emma was a fab main character and I liked getting to see her come into her own away from Nellie. And I adored Sophia!
Overall, great fun and love that it leaned away from some of the typical ways of doing it all. 4.5 stars.
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