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The Best Thing You Can Steal

By: Simon R. Green
Narrated by: Gideon Emery
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Welcome to London, but not as you know it. A place where magics and horror run free, wonders and miracles are everyday things, and the dark streets are full of very shadowy people....

Gideon Sable is a thief and a con man. He specializes in stealing the kind of things that can't normally be stolen. Like a ghost's clothes, or a photo from a country that never existed. He even stole his current identity. Who was he originally? Now, that would be telling. One thing's for sure though, he's not the bad guy. The people he steals from always have it coming.

Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst man in the world. To get past his security, he's going to need a crew who can do the impossible...but luckily, he has the right people in mind. The Damned, the Ghost, the Wild Card...and his ex-girlfriend, Annie Anybody. A woman who can be anyone, with the power to make technology fall in love with her. If things go well, they'll all get what they want. And if they're lucky, they might not even die trying.

©2021 Simon Green (P)2021 Recorded Books Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers Fantasy Fiction Paranormal & Urban Thriller Thriller & Suspense Urban Crime Haunted Paranormal Ghost Magic
Unique Character Creation • Enjoyable Humor • Engaging Story • Imaginative World • Entertaining Tale • Surprise Ending
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Another imaginative and entertaining story by Simon R. Green. Like his Tales of the Nightside series, this dark fantasy is unique and very well written.

Very good read. Well worth it.

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As always, the narrator, Gideon Emery knocks it out of the park. It was a fun story, but not as good as the Nightside or Drood series. Wish it would have been a bit longer. It felt more like a novella than a novel.

Fun story!

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Engaging characters, a surprise ending, and a spectacular narration by Gideon Emery who delivered a different voice for each person with flair and aplomb. This story is as good as any of the Nightside stories though I began it with worries it wouldn't be as enjoyable. I'm going to continue this series.

Amazing performance and story!

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A wonderful book! Perhaps a little short but that is fine. If you like the Night Side you will love this book! If you like Simon R. Green you will love this book! I hope this starts Mr. Green's new series.

Excellent!

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All in all, this was another good story by Simon Green. A bit lighter than his Nightside series, but with a lot of the same good character creation, humor, and story (that ends with some slightly convenient good luck). My biggest issue was the Main Character's "Gideon Sable" identity. For someone who took on a new identity to hide himself/start a new life, it kind if defeats the purpose if 9 out of 10 characters introduced already know who he really is. But! it was still a fun listen and I look forward to the next one.

Good Story, some flaws

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The main character is basically written the same as the MC from another series of his, Ishmael Jones, on uppers and stimulants. personality quirks and equipment aside, the could be the same peraon on different days. by that I mean while their emotions and personalities, tool kits and jobs are entirely different, the way their thinking is written, how the pretention they exhibit, the 'feel', are exactly the same to me. While the story is fine, if ultimately nothing amazing, I couldn't keep thinking that it feels like Green didn't make 'Gideon' feel like a unique character. Did like the worldbuilding though.

Nothing special, but a decent listen.

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I’m a huge fan of Simon R Green so my expectations were high. The premise, the cast of characters, along with twist makes this a fav. I hope it’s the start of a series.

Short listen but worth the credit

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I enjoyed listening to this story and grew to like the “crew”! I am new to Simon R. Green books, but have gotten a bit hooked.

A fun story in the world of magic…

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I really enjoyed this book! All the characters had special powers which they used throughout the tale. No sex, drugs or gang warfare. It is a thief who plans the impossible magical item heist in an impossible vault belonging to an evil man.

So good I recommended to my husband

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If you like your book 90% exposition and the extra plodding this is the book for you. Super disappointed.

I really liked Simon R. Green's other books but this is just sad.

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