Safecracker

 

Author: Jesse DeRoy

Publisher: Union Square & Co

Year: 2024

Thank you @unionsqandco and @netgalley for the digital review copy! Appreciate it! 

“Duke” Ducaine was raised to be a thief. He was the best safecracker in the business until it all went wrong. Now his dad, who taught him everything, is in jail and his sister is in a coma after a job went bad. Duke’s been on the straight and narrow since then. He’s eking out a living as a locksmith, but he has debts to pay. His bookie is threatening to break his thumbs if Duke doesn’t come up with some cash fast. When Duke is approached by some sketchy feds looking for help breaking into an unbreakable safe and promising a big payday, he knows he shouldn’t take their offer. But the challenge and the money are too hard to resist. Duke might be opening a Pandora’s box of danger. 

I love a good heist novel and this is a good one. Duke is a likable character. He’s a good guy who just happens to be a thief. Duke’s life has gone off the rails since the bad job that left his sister in a coma and he’s racked with guilt about that. 

Kudos to author Jesse DeRoy on this first rate debut novel. The pace of story is pretty quick and it had a lot of twists and turns. There were flashbacks to Duke’s childhood and the job that went horribly wrong. The chapters helped round out Duke’s character and motivations. This is a good choice for readers looking for a crime caper novel featuring a smart and complex main character. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the first book in a series and I’m definitely looking forward to the next installment. Safecracker publishes tomorrow. Don’t miss this one! 

QOTD: what are you reading this week? 

I’m listening to Stanley Tucci’s What I Ate in a Year. Good stuff! 

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