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War of Thieves Trilogy Box Set Edition
Could you steal a priceless work of art to save your father's life?
Adriana Villa is a master thief who specializes in recovering stolen art from World War II. When her father is abducted, Adriana is thrown into a deadly race against time to locate and steal three of the most valuable paintings of all time. If she succeeds, her father’s life will be spared. But if she fails....
Follow Adriana on her impossible mission as she unravels the clues, chases down leads, and fights off a slew of henchmen in this white-knuckle thrill ride! But another thief lurks in the shadows and Adriana must stay one step ahead of this reckless villain who has her own reasons for finding the paintings…millions of reasons.
The War of Thieves box set features all three books in the trilogy: The Mexican Connection, War of Thieves, and The Syndicate.
Find your escape with an adventure that's anything but ordinary!
With over 520 pages of action, adventure, mystery, suspense, and travel, this story is a must have for any thriller lover’s collection. And just like with all of Dempsey's stories, this set features all of the thrills and none of the profanity.
Join the pulse pounding thriller readers are calling “a home run” and “a story that cannot be missed.”
Ernest Dempsey's books have been downloaded over 300,000 times. There's never been a better time to join the masses who are adding this hot American author to their top of their list of favorites. When you're done, you'll be left wondering which conspiracies are real and which are fiction.
Still not sure this trilogy is for you? Check out some of the awesome things readers just like you are saying in the reviews.
Don't miss out. Scroll up and grab your copy today!
Adriana Villa is a master thief who specializes in recovering stolen art from World War II. When her father is abducted, Adriana is thrown into a deadly race against time to locate and steal three of the most valuable paintings of all time. If she succeeds, her father’s life will be spared. But if she fails....
Follow Adriana on her impossible mission as she unravels the clues, chases down leads, and fights off a slew of henchmen in this white-knuckle thrill ride! But another thief lurks in the shadows and Adriana must stay one step ahead of this reckless villain who has her own reasons for finding the paintings…millions of reasons.
The War of Thieves box set features all three books in the trilogy: The Mexican Connection, War of Thieves, and The Syndicate.
Find your escape with an adventure that's anything but ordinary!
With over 520 pages of action, adventure, mystery, suspense, and travel, this story is a must have for any thriller lover’s collection. And just like with all of Dempsey's stories, this set features all of the thrills and none of the profanity.
Join the pulse pounding thriller readers are calling “a home run” and “a story that cannot be missed.”
Ernest Dempsey's books have been downloaded over 300,000 times. There's never been a better time to join the masses who are adding this hot American author to their top of their list of favorites. When you're done, you'll be left wondering which conspiracies are real and which are fiction.
Still not sure this trilogy is for you? Check out some of the awesome things readers just like you are saying in the reviews.
Don't miss out. Scroll up and grab your copy today!
475 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 24, 2015
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About the author
Ernest Dempsey
71 books473 followersErnest Dempsey is a huge fan of action/adventure thrillers and science fiction.
He has been creating stories since he was in high school but never published a book until 2010, long after the days of high school were gone.
His action & adventure books come from a lineage similar to Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, Steve Berry, and James Rollins. While his science fiction novels are full of influence from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, The Matrix movie, and Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott.
He is quickly becoming one of the hottest fiction authors in the book world.
He has been creating stories since he was in high school but never published a book until 2010, long after the days of high school were gone.
His action & adventure books come from a lineage similar to Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, Steve Berry, and James Rollins. While his science fiction novels are full of influence from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, The Matrix movie, and Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott.
He is quickly becoming one of the hottest fiction authors in the book world.
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January 11, 2016
I received a free advance ARC of the 'War of Thieves Box Set' from Ernest Dempsey for my honest review and I also purchased it.
I totally enjoyed this one, basically it's good verse evil, liked that it's about lost artwork from WWII, just didn't want it to end and really liked master thief Adriana Villa.
Basically Two Billionaire colleagues, who are part of a group of rich men called the syndicate and make a hundred million wager on three lost pieces of art.
The artwork went missing during World War 2, plenty of people have previously looked for them, following every possible lead, never finding them and many believed that they would never be found.
Frank Shaw and Stefan Martens would each pick a thief, they could not intervene in the competition and both used drastically different methods to pick their thief.
Martens picks Adriana Villa 'the good thief', by kidnapping her father Diego Villa and forces her to compete by threating to kill her only living relative and if she successes in the competition he'll be set free.
Villa is a master thief, who refers to herself as a recovery agent, she's tough, lethal thanks to her dad, misses no detail and someone that you'd want as a friend verse an enemy.
She specializes in a very niche market of stolen artwork but she only steals back pieces that have been stolen from it's original owner and returns it to them or in most cases their estates.
The stakes in the contest are higher for her. While she'll be compensated monetarily, her father's life is in her hands and she has the added pressure not to fail.
Shaw picks his underling Allyson Webster 'the bad thief', someone he plucked off of the streets at a young age and mentored her into his own lethal weapon.
She's been dubbed by the Authorizes as, 'The Chameleon', since no one knows her name, she's believed to be an American, don't trust her and down right evil, due to killing anyone that gets in her way during a job.
Shaw offers her 15 Million per piece of artwork, she brings back to him or proof of it's destruction, she can walk away with 55 Million in the end and also being watched by one of his other underlings Evan. Plus he has no problem intervening to win the competition.
Adriana and Allyson will have five days to find, then steal the painting and are given clues to finding each piece of artwork. Each piece was lost during World War II.
The first piece for the two to find is the Bellini, also referred to as the Madonna and Child and painted by Giovanni Bellini. The painting went missing near the end of WWII, believed to be taken by Russian Soldiers.
The second painting was 'the Annunciation', painted by Peter Paul Rubens, lost at the beginning of WWII and believed to have been taken by a Nazi Officer.
The third painting was a Rembrandt, titled 'An Angel With Titus features', which was taken by the Nazi's during WWII and was one of 300 pieces of art taken to Paris to be in Hitler's Museum.
I'm not going to get any further in the story. Although the two thief's do have an alliances by the time this competition, they defy the odds and two people pay the ultimate price in the end.
'War of Thieves' has everything I like in a book, full of twist and turns, fly by the seat of your pants reading, realistic, credible, imagination, and fast paced.
I do have to say that the author did an amazing job with this book. Creating a realistic, credible conclusions to finding three pieces of artwork, that are in the top-10 for pieces of artwork lost or stolen during WWII.
I highly recommend this one, Ernest Dempsey's one of my favorite authors and can't wait for the next adventure with Adriana Villa.
I totally enjoyed this one, basically it's good verse evil, liked that it's about lost artwork from WWII, just didn't want it to end and really liked master thief Adriana Villa.
Basically Two Billionaire colleagues, who are part of a group of rich men called the syndicate and make a hundred million wager on three lost pieces of art.
The artwork went missing during World War 2, plenty of people have previously looked for them, following every possible lead, never finding them and many believed that they would never be found.
Frank Shaw and Stefan Martens would each pick a thief, they could not intervene in the competition and both used drastically different methods to pick their thief.
Martens picks Adriana Villa 'the good thief', by kidnapping her father Diego Villa and forces her to compete by threating to kill her only living relative and if she successes in the competition he'll be set free.
Villa is a master thief, who refers to herself as a recovery agent, she's tough, lethal thanks to her dad, misses no detail and someone that you'd want as a friend verse an enemy.
She specializes in a very niche market of stolen artwork but she only steals back pieces that have been stolen from it's original owner and returns it to them or in most cases their estates.
The stakes in the contest are higher for her. While she'll be compensated monetarily, her father's life is in her hands and she has the added pressure not to fail.
Shaw picks his underling Allyson Webster 'the bad thief', someone he plucked off of the streets at a young age and mentored her into his own lethal weapon.
She's been dubbed by the Authorizes as, 'The Chameleon', since no one knows her name, she's believed to be an American, don't trust her and down right evil, due to killing anyone that gets in her way during a job.
Shaw offers her 15 Million per piece of artwork, she brings back to him or proof of it's destruction, she can walk away with 55 Million in the end and also being watched by one of his other underlings Evan. Plus he has no problem intervening to win the competition.
Adriana and Allyson will have five days to find, then steal the painting and are given clues to finding each piece of artwork. Each piece was lost during World War II.
The first piece for the two to find is the Bellini, also referred to as the Madonna and Child and painted by Giovanni Bellini. The painting went missing near the end of WWII, believed to be taken by Russian Soldiers.
The second painting was 'the Annunciation', painted by Peter Paul Rubens, lost at the beginning of WWII and believed to have been taken by a Nazi Officer.
The third painting was a Rembrandt, titled 'An Angel With Titus features', which was taken by the Nazi's during WWII and was one of 300 pieces of art taken to Paris to be in Hitler's Museum.
I'm not going to get any further in the story. Although the two thief's do have an alliances by the time this competition, they defy the odds and two people pay the ultimate price in the end.
'War of Thieves' has everything I like in a book, full of twist and turns, fly by the seat of your pants reading, realistic, credible, imagination, and fast paced.
I do have to say that the author did an amazing job with this book. Creating a realistic, credible conclusions to finding three pieces of artwork, that are in the top-10 for pieces of artwork lost or stolen during WWII.
I highly recommend this one, Ernest Dempsey's one of my favorite authors and can't wait for the next adventure with Adriana Villa.
December 27, 2015
Adriana Villa is a Master Thief she specializes in recovering Art that was stolen during World War 2.
Her Father is abducted in order to get him back she must recover three priceless works of art . To complicate matters she is racing against another Thief if she fails her Father dies if she succeeds her Father lives. Adriana is forced to use her wits to unravel mysterious clues she also will have to use her underworld connections and her fighting skills because a Reckless Villian who has her own reasons for finding the paintings... millions of them to be exact will stop at nothing to get them before Adriana . The war of thieves boxed set is a fantastic read for a great price you get all three books in the trilogy The Mexican connection, War of Thieves and the syndicate. I look forward to reading more books by Ernest Dempsey
Her Father is abducted in order to get him back she must recover three priceless works of art . To complicate matters she is racing against another Thief if she fails her Father dies if she succeeds her Father lives. Adriana is forced to use her wits to unravel mysterious clues she also will have to use her underworld connections and her fighting skills because a Reckless Villian who has her own reasons for finding the paintings... millions of them to be exact will stop at nothing to get them before Adriana . The war of thieves boxed set is a fantastic read for a great price you get all three books in the trilogy The Mexican connection, War of Thieves and the syndicate. I look forward to reading more books by Ernest Dempsey
January 3, 2016
I received a free Beta copy of ‘War of Thieves Box Set’ from the author in exchange for an honest review. This is an amazing book, full of action and suspense, a real thrill ride. I'm so happy the author decided to release this book as a box set as I think I would have been on pins and needles waiting for the release of each installment. I love the historical aspect focusing on the recovery of stolen art from WW II and how each installment leads into the next. I like the way the author winds up all the loose ends in ‘The Syndicate’ and the surprise ending. Will be anxiously waiting to read more about both Adriana and Allyson in the future.
October 3, 2019
Action Packed Adventures , So Hard To Put Down!
This was a special treat for me from Mr. Dempsey WHO always manages to educate the reader about classical artists AND their works in addition to providnihg factual and historical informatikom on the cities the protagonists travel to in search for lost pričest od art. I definitely would recommend reading these three volumnes to escape the daily noise of Television and the dailey News oif our Crazy AND complicated world. —David G Bazan
This was a special treat for me from Mr. Dempsey WHO always manages to educate the reader about classical artists AND their works in addition to providnihg factual and historical informatikom on the cities the protagonists travel to in search for lost pričest od art. I definitely would recommend reading these three volumnes to escape the daily noise of Television and the dailey News oif our Crazy AND complicated world. —David G Bazan
August 15, 2021
Great!!
Fast moving drama, even if Allyson didn't think so, double crossing, scary moments, unbelievable moments, ingenious moments. Two thieves sent out by two multi-millionaires to settle a bet find 3 specific paintings lost during WW II. One for the money. The other to rescue her father. With a twist in plans for the recovery of the paintings, the multi-millionaires and a surprise ending -- great storyline. Thank you.
Fast moving drama, even if Allyson didn't think so, double crossing, scary moments, unbelievable moments, ingenious moments. Two thieves sent out by two multi-millionaires to settle a bet find 3 specific paintings lost during WW II. One for the money. The other to rescue her father. With a twist in plans for the recovery of the paintings, the multi-millionaires and a surprise ending -- great storyline. Thank you.
July 20, 2019
Wonderful
A wonderful trilogy in which two contrasting yet similar skilled hunters pursue valuable art works. The stories are well plotted with some quite unexpected developments along the way - people are killed, the guilty and the innocent and the main characters progress through some great places at top speed and the ending came as something most rewarding
A wonderful trilogy in which two contrasting yet similar skilled hunters pursue valuable art works. The stories are well plotted with some quite unexpected developments along the way - people are killed, the guilty and the innocent and the main characters progress through some great places at top speed and the ending came as something most rewarding
June 4, 2018
Wow! Great book, and perfect ending.
Once again there was non-stop action and adventure. Adrianna is a terrific heroine. It was nice to learn more about her and her family. The character development is really good. The plot was very interesting. Nice job Mr Dempsey.
Once again there was non-stop action and adventure. Adrianna is a terrific heroine. It was nice to learn more about her and her family. The character development is really good. The plot was very interesting. Nice job Mr Dempsey.
August 18, 2018
Good books ..entertaining and suspenseful
Characters are great..Good and bad!! Locations all researched and played well! Plots done realistic and exciting..Endings also fit for each beginning...
Characters are great..Good and bad!! Locations all researched and played well! Plots done realistic and exciting..Endings also fit for each beginning...
April 13, 2019
Wonderful books, lots of action, lots of characters (some simply despicable) - I just wish I could have read the books all in the same day, but that would be doing a disservice to the author. Looking forward to more books with Adriana Villa.
September 21, 2021
A thrill every minute. A quixotic war between good and evil. Does good overcome evil? Or does evil succumb to good? I must admit I didn't see the end of this coming... Or is it just another beginning? I guess we'll have to wait and see!
October 12, 2022
Another great read from Mr. Dempsey
An awesome storyline featuring Adrianna Villa, who is my hero!! Truly enjoyed how she was able to retrieve priceless, lost art. And the last few pages??? I won't spoil it, but bravo Ernest, did not see that coming!!!!
An awesome storyline featuring Adrianna Villa, who is my hero!! Truly enjoyed how she was able to retrieve priceless, lost art. And the last few pages??? I won't spoil it, but bravo Ernest, did not see that coming!!!!
March 13, 2023
Extremely enjoyable, fantastic characters and plot.
I just came across the War of Thieves Trilogy and could not stop reading.
What an amazing set of characters and an even better plot line.
Fantastic twist and an unbelievable ending.
I just came across the War of Thieves Trilogy and could not stop reading.
What an amazing set of characters and an even better plot line.
Fantastic twist and an unbelievable ending.
March 30, 2024
Adriana is a great character!
I like Adriana almost as much as I like Sean! These books are a great companion to the Sean Wyatt series. Can't wait to see what else Ernest Dempsey has in the works.
I like Adriana almost as much as I like Sean! These books are a great companion to the Sean Wyatt series. Can't wait to see what else Ernest Dempsey has in the works.
July 8, 2017
Great adventure
Great fun and adventure! Three stories in one, great character development. Hooping to see more of her in the near future.
Great fun and adventure! Three stories in one, great character development. Hooping to see more of her in the near future.
September 25, 2017
Really enjoy Ernest Dempsey's books. The stories are set realistically and the characters are 'real'.
April 30, 2018
Another hit for Dempsey
Though the hero is now a heroine, the action is non-stop. Good character development and amazing plot lines. Read it!
Though the hero is now a heroine, the action is non-stop. Good character development and amazing plot lines. Read it!
May 26, 2019
What a fantastic read, never heard of this author but definitely in my top five, hope to catch up with Adriana and ally in the future.😀😀😀😀😀
October 4, 2018
A great 3 book series
I loved the collection with a great end to each story and fabulous end to the saga. Well done! I’ll look forward to the next.
I loved the collection with a great end to each story and fabulous end to the saga. Well done! I’ll look forward to the next.
April 6, 2019
Another great read!
Fast paced non-stop action, some history, and a tour of the world all wrapped up in a good plot with interesting characters.
Fast paced non-stop action, some history, and a tour of the world all wrapped up in a good plot with interesting characters.
August 5, 2020
Another great read
Dempsey does it again, exciting twists and intriguing characters. His books are always a great way to spend your reading time
Dempsey does it again, exciting twists and intriguing characters. His books are always a great way to spend your reading time
August 9, 2020
Excellent action packed set with a different character focus. My only reservation was the hope that with the change, we would have a little less blood. Not the case.
August 13, 2020
WOW!
What a fast and furious read! Please keep them coming - I believe I have finished all of your works; so will need more soon!
Thank You!
What a fast and furious read! Please keep them coming - I believe I have finished all of your works; so will need more soon!
Thank You!
December 21, 2020
another great book that keeps you interested in what is going to happen next with the two thieves. Could be a beginning to a new series.
March 14, 2021
Awesome read
Adriana is a wonderful character and full of surprises. The trilogy is a wonderful read, fun and exciting. Looking forward to more great stories.
Adriana is a wonderful character and full of surprises. The trilogy is a wonderful read, fun and exciting. Looking forward to more great stories.
September 23, 2021
Fun and fast paced read
A good intro to an otherwise little known character from Dempsey's. Good twists and turns in a fast paced adventure.
A good intro to an otherwise little known character from Dempsey's. Good twists and turns in a fast paced adventure.
December 12, 2021
Great story
As always these books and the stories are awesome. Couldn't put it down. I read all 3 in three days
As always these books and the stories are awesome. Couldn't put it down. I read all 3 in three days
October 31, 2023
Lots of Action
I really liked the women heros and the fast-paced story. Look forward to reading more. Nice work mixing art and history!
I really liked the women heros and the fast-paced story. Look forward to reading more. Nice work mixing art and history!
January 27, 2018
Banging
Good stuff liked it well worth a shufti well researched put together nicely engaging and a good read cheers mr D
Good stuff liked it well worth a shufti well researched put together nicely engaging and a good read cheers mr D
February 17, 2017
Interesting end
Action and drama are consistent albeit a little unrealistic in some instances but an enjoyable read. The ending was a little unexpected character wise but a nice turnabout
Action and drama are consistent albeit a little unrealistic in some instances but an enjoyable read. The ending was a little unexpected character wise but a nice turnabout
December 28, 2015
War of Thieves is a compilation of three action/adventure novellas written by Ernest Dempsey. These novellas focus on two thieves, one a “good” thief and the other a “bad” thief.
Three “lost” works of art are desired by two multi-billionaires. Two thieves with skills in stealing art. A bet to liven things up. Yes, we have two billionaires who know they are above the law. One has a thief on retainer, the other kidnaps the thief’s father to force compliance with the “request”. The “request” is to recover the three lost paintings. The thieves are two mostly evenly matched young women with special training. Of course, they are beautiful and very talented at fighting and staying alive. And, their names are remarkable similar. So, what we have is two young hot beauties being “held” captive and forced to perform by two older, rich “gentlemen.”
Ernest Dempsey is very good at setting the scene with in depth details of the surroundings the two thieves find themselves in. The stories are very lively and fast moving with lots of action and little downtime.
I found myself identifying more with the “good” thief, mostly because I have an abhorrence of evil. I also found myself sympathizing with her plight, the necessity to rescue her father. I would recommend this book compilation to those who like high octane stories that move right along.
Three “lost” works of art are desired by two multi-billionaires. Two thieves with skills in stealing art. A bet to liven things up. Yes, we have two billionaires who know they are above the law. One has a thief on retainer, the other kidnaps the thief’s father to force compliance with the “request”. The “request” is to recover the three lost paintings. The thieves are two mostly evenly matched young women with special training. Of course, they are beautiful and very talented at fighting and staying alive. And, their names are remarkable similar. So, what we have is two young hot beauties being “held” captive and forced to perform by two older, rich “gentlemen.”
Ernest Dempsey is very good at setting the scene with in depth details of the surroundings the two thieves find themselves in. The stories are very lively and fast moving with lots of action and little downtime.
I found myself identifying more with the “good” thief, mostly because I have an abhorrence of evil. I also found myself sympathizing with her plight, the necessity to rescue her father. I would recommend this book compilation to those who like high octane stories that move right along.
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