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The Thieves of Legend: A Thriller
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In a world of dark and light, where East meets West, a horrific act of violence propels former thief Michael St. Pierre into a mystery that began five hundred years ago. . . .
In Richard Doetsch's next unforgettable Thieves thriller, Michael and his ex-girlfriend KC Ryan have been blackmailed by a U.S. Army colonel. They are to travel to opposite ends of China, and each is responsible for stealing a piece of an ancient puzzle: a diary and a compass. With their lives dependent on each other’s success, they must face off against the complex underworld of the Chinese triads, a twisted female assassin, and a madman whose only desire is to possess the secrets held within the pages of the diary—knowledge that would give him enormous power and lead to the downfall of nations.
Moving from the glittering casinos of Macau to its dark and dangerous backstreets; from the palace at the heart of China’s Forbidden City to the medieval castles of Spain; from the seaside mansions along the Amalfi Coast to an uncharted Pacific island, Michael is in a race against time. He has less than five days to uncover a five-hundred-year-old mystery—and to save KC from certain death.
In Richard Doetsch's next unforgettable Thieves thriller, Michael and his ex-girlfriend KC Ryan have been blackmailed by a U.S. Army colonel. They are to travel to opposite ends of China, and each is responsible for stealing a piece of an ancient puzzle: a diary and a compass. With their lives dependent on each other’s success, they must face off against the complex underworld of the Chinese triads, a twisted female assassin, and a madman whose only desire is to possess the secrets held within the pages of the diary—knowledge that would give him enormous power and lead to the downfall of nations.
Moving from the glittering casinos of Macau to its dark and dangerous backstreets; from the palace at the heart of China’s Forbidden City to the medieval castles of Spain; from the seaside mansions along the Amalfi Coast to an uncharted Pacific island, Michael is in a race against time. He has less than five days to uncover a five-hundred-year-old mystery—and to save KC from certain death.
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Richard Doetsch
Richard Doetsch is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including The Thieves of Faith, The 13th Hour, and Half-Past Dawn. His latest novel is Chaos, a sequel to The 13th Hour. Doetsch is a triathlete, adventure racer, and extreme sport enthusiast and lives in New York with his family. Visit RichardDoetsch.com to find out more.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5very entertaining read, but the ending requires a bit of suspension of disbelief
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Enjoyable globe-trotting action/adventure story. Continues the on-going story of Michael St. Pierre, retired world-class thief that can never truly retire. As exciting as these stories are, I wish they'd get back to the blatant supernatural aspects of the very first book in the series.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In "The Thieves of Legend," Richard Doetsch provides his readers with a story dealing with greed, master thieves and family relationships set in the exotic world of Beijing and Macau.Michael St. Pierre is a professional thief. Promising each other to leave the life of a thief, he and his girlfriend, KC, vow to give up the life of crime. However, he's persuaded by a friend to take on one more caper.When KC finds out about his betrayal, she decides to leave him. However, at the airport, she's enticed to join another woman on an adventure. This turns out to be an elaborate scheme to kidnap KC. She's informed that she has to steal a part of a puzzle or Michael will be killed.Michael is also set up. The leader of a rogue U.S. Military group orders him to steal the other part of a puzzle or the leader will order KC's murder.In a fast-paced action thriller, the author makes the action quite believable while leaving room to describe the historic elements of the story. Along with his skillful plotting, this provides an entertaining novel.
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