She already has a set of passports in different names, and a wealth of training from her parents - starting with the time they took her to the Louvre, aged three, to case the joint. So when a really nasty mobster called Arturo Taccone says her father will die in two weeks if he does not return the paintings he stole in Italy, she is ready to spring into action.
Fortunately she has as a friend Hale, a young billionaire (and possible love interest) who is deeply attracted to her family's criminal life style and ready to supply funds for any caper she might think up. Situations may be deadly serious, even life-threatening, but the means Kat and her teenage crew employ to deal with them are extravagant, colourful and at times, frankly hilarious. Already we have an excellent idea of the tone and style of this book. The Head's mint-condition 1958 Porsche Speedster has been taken and placed on top of the fountain in the quad with water shooting out of its headlights. We first see Kat Bishop on the day she is expelled from the Colgan School. They should have told her, using your criminal abilities to forge a false identity and get yourself into the best boarding school in the country is not the best way to go straight.
Sadly, someone else decides that's not going to happen. Kat comes from a large family of burglars and art thieves, but she decides she's had enough of the family business and wants a normal life. So, what's the difference from the 'Gallagher Girls'? Well, this time, the heroine and her crew are, um, to put it bluntly, the villains! Except that it's just not that simple. A new series from the creator of the Gallagher Girls? Excellent! And this book doesn't disappoint: young people with unusual and highly specialised skills, encountering bad guys and peril with determination and a healthy dose of humour.
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