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The Take
The Take | Christopher Reich
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From New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich, an international spy thriller featuring Simon Riske: one part James Bond, one part Jack Reacher Riske is a freelance industrial spy who, despite his job title, lives a mostly quiet life above his auto garage in central London. He is hired to perform the odd job for a bank, an insurance company, or the British Secret Service, when he isn't expertly stealing a million-dollar watch off the wrist of a crooked Russian oligarch. Riske has maintained his quiet life by avoiding big, messy jobs; until now. A gangster by the name of Tino Coluzzi has orchestrated the greatest street heist in the history of Paris: a visiting Saudi prince had his pockets lightened of millions in cash, and something else. Hidden within a stolen briefcase is a secret letter that could upend the balance of power in the Western world. The Russians have already killed in an attempt to get it back by the time the CIA comes knocking at Simon's door. Coluzzi was once Riske's brother-in-arms, but their criminal alliance ended with Riske in prison, having narrowly avoided a hit Coluzzi ordered. Now, years later, it is thief against thief, and hot on their trail are a dangerous Parisian cop, a murderous Russian femme fatale, her equally unhinged boss, and perhaps the CIA itself. In the grand tradition of The Day of the Jackal and The Bourne Identity, Christopher Reich's The Take is a stylish, breathtaking ride.
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JoyBlue
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There's *a lot* going on in this thriller—bad guys, more bad guys, Russian bad guys, American bad guys, mixing of the bad guys (past and present), a beautiful-sometimes-rogue French detective, multiple thefts. . . . It was a little hard to follow in the beginning, but I *think* I followed pretty well overall. I was never bored, for certain. If another Reich book comes on my radar, I'll give it a try.

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Becker
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I don‘t read this type of book very often which might be partially why I found it so fun and entertaining. I sure did get my fix of spies, heists, evil Russian agents and exotic locations. 🌟

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kstadt929
The Take | Christopher Reich
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This book had too many characters to figure out, which made it hard to follow, and seemed to have so many unnecessary details that I feel it could have been much shorter. The only reason I didn‘t bail is because I hate starting books that I don‘t finish! This sounded like a good read, so I was disappointed.

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kstadt929
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On page 195 and this book FINALLY got me to laugh !