The Picasso Heist
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The Picasso Heist
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Narrated by:
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Felicity Jones
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James Patterson
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Brought to you by Penguin.
Prepare to be hooked by James Patterson's newest thriller in which an art student must orchestrate the heist of a lifetime to save her father...
Read by Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Jones (Star Wars: Rouge One, Inferno, The Brutalist).
A rare masterpiece by Picasso is about to go to auction, and the whole world is watching.
But bright art student Halston Graham sees an opportunity. One that could secure millions for her future – and freedom for her wrongly imprisoned father…
To pull off the crime of the century, she must assemble an unlikely crack team: an expert in forgery, a ruthless mob boss, and an eccentric fashion designer.
In a game where trust is a luxury and failure is not an option, will Halston’s brilliance be enough to outsmart her enemies?
‘The Picasso Heist is a thrilling, engaging, funny, at times moving, scintillating read’ Felicity Jones
'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' Lee Child
'A dizzying switchback thriller... Halston is a brilliant heroine' The Times
© James Patterson 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Early on a very dangerous man holds a gun to the main character's head. How is she going to get out of this one? But - surprise! - it was all part of the plan.
A bit later, she's in deadly danger again. But - surprise! - it's all part of an elaborate charade.
Twice is probably once too often, but it's rather more than twice.
Some reviewers talk about how the book is filled with twists and turns, but in my opinion they are at the expense of credibility and engagement. For one thing, people generally aren't as predictable as complicated plots require them to be. For another, although I could understand what was going on, I mostly felt I was not being kept up to date. Yes, I understood that Halston's motivation was to get justice for her falsely imprisoned father, but for most of the book there was no hint as to how her actions related to that.
Meanwhile, about the reader... First off, she doesn't do different voices for different characters, so often during dialogue it's not clear who is talking, or even if Halston is simply thinking. And secondly, she doesn't enunciate well, so sometimes I didn't know what she was saying. I haven't had that problem with any other narrator.
I'm kind of glad I persevered with the book, but I'm not planning on getting anything else by the authors any time soon.
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