Book Review: Caravan of Thieves by David Rich

Caravan of Thieves by David Rich is an action-packed but humorous debut thriller (available August 30, 2012).

 



Rollie Waters has no intention of paying for the sins of his father
Dan. Rollie is going to make others pay, and he is going to use the
tricks and tactics his charming, enigmatic con artist father taught
him—and a few he dreams up along the way—to make it all happen. Dan
taught Rollie how to stay two steps ahead of trouble and how to offer
cheap gifts with one hand while stealing the family silver with the
other. But, unlike Dan, Rollie is not a criminal.





After he’s yanked out of his latest assignment and tossed in the
brig, he’s only partly surprised when the officials in charge mention
that U.S. government money—a lot of money—has gone missing, and they
think Rollie’s father took it. The only way to find Dan is to trace the
frail tendrils of truth scattered among Rollie’s childhood memories. To
do that, he’ll have to go deep into the undercover identity of a
lifetime: his own.



The relationship between the gifted prince of thieves, Dan, and his
equally gifted but honest son, Rollie, is at the epicenter of this
well-written novel. Rollie has a love-hate relationship with his father.
He loves Dan for some of the things he taught him and for some of the
scarce but magical moments they spent together; he hates Dan for who he
is: a thief unlike any other, someone who could sell you a house twice
and make you thank him for it both times.



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