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The Ultimatum
The Ultimatum: A Page-Turning Action-Packed Heist | Karen Robards
6 posts | 9 read | 1 reading | 5 to read
"Enthralling… Readers won't want this adrenaline-rich story to end. " —Booklist (starred review) Thief. Manipulator. Con artist. Call it what you will—Bianca St. Ives is the best in the business. Growing up, Bianca St. Ives knew she was different from all her friends. Instead of playing hopscotch or combing her dolls' hair, she studied martial arts with sensei masters and dismantled explosives with special-ops retirees. Her father prepped her well to carry on the family business. Now a striking beauty with fierce skills, the prodigy has surpassed the master. She's known as the Guardian. Running a multinational firm with her father, she makes a living swindling con men out of money they stole—and she's damn good at it. She does things on her own terms. But her latest gig had a little hiccup—if you count two hundred million dollars and top secret government documents going missing as little. Her father also died on the mission. The thing is, the US government doesn't believe he's really dead. They'll stop at nothing to capture Richard St. Ives, a high-value target and someone who has been on most-wanted lists all over the world for over two decades, and they mean to use Bianca as bait. With only a fellow criminal for backup and her life on the line, it's up to Bianca to uncover the terrifying truth behind what really happened…and set it right, before it's too late.
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Danay
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This book! I started it just before bed and it was so exciting from the first sentence I almost couldn‘t go to sleep! It had me on the edge of my seat the whole book. I dove right into the second book as soon as I was done. This is contender for best book of 2024.

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Nebklvr
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Mehso-so

Robards jumps the romantic/suspense track and decides to dabble in other genres with this story. It was ok but not as intense or witty as past efforts.

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Usagi
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😂 I definitely need this as an option on Goodreads! Bahahahaha

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Christy2318
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"It's all fun and games until the Glocks come out." - I really liked this #thriller & look forward to the next one in the series. Parts of this reminded me of the Fox & O'Hare books by Evanovich & Goldberg.

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flip58
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Maybe I will find time to review these reads from June.

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ScientistSam
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Mehso-so

I was super excited to get this so quickly from the library, but sadly wasn't drawn into this book. I didn't really buy the conspiracy behind the plot and I had been assuming (incorrectly) that this would be romantic suspense.