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Dec 05, 2013JCLGreggW rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Roger Hobbs' debut novel is rollicking crime thriller that moves faster than Usain Bolt after a triple espresso. The story revolves around a "ghost man", a shadowy underworld figure who has the ability to assume disguises, stay off the grid, and be a part of your heist to steal millions of dollars from the most secure places on earth - for the right price. The ghost man of the title gets an unexpected call from a underworld figure that worked with him before - a job that went spectacularly bad for everyone involved. But the crime lord wants to work with him again, this time tracking down what went wrong with another job where millions of dollars of stolen money went missing. The ghost man is now the hunter, using his skills to track down a blown heist. Crosses and double-crosses abound, and Hobbs is a master at ratcheting up tension yet never slipping into hollow Hollywood cliche, keeping his characters solid and believable and the action purring. This was a fun read and hopefully produce a sequel that I'll be waiting for. (Update: a sequel, VANISHING GAMES, comes out summer of 2014. Whoo-hoo!)