02989cam a2200421 i 4500 552152997 TxAuBib 20220330120000.0 210509s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2022009836 2021944055 9780316456098 HRD 28.00 0316456098 HRD 28.00 (OCoLC)1250200688 TxAuBib rda Reich, Christopher, 1961- Once a thief / Christopher Reich. First edition. New York : Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2022. ©2022. 344 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Simon Riske novel, A Simon Riske sits in sun-dappled Napa Valley, toasting the record hundred-million-dollar sale of a rare 1963 Ferrari which he restored himself. The buyer, a sophisticated French woman, Sylvie Bettencourt, has purchased the car for an unnamed client whose anonymity she will guard at all costs. Riske enjoys her company and the flowing champagne until Sylvie's formidable Russian bodyguard storms in, claiming the vehicle is a fake. Riske is given an ultimatum. Prove the car is the real thing...or else. Meanwhile, in Lugano, Switzerland, Carl Bildt, banker to the rich and nefarious, is killed by a powerful car bomb, moments before he can deliver evidence to the authorities and disappear into witness protection. His beautiful and headstrong daughter, Anna, rushes to Switzerland to investigate her father's violent death. As Simon Riske strives to prove the Ferraris' authenticity and look deeper into Sylvie's past-and the identity of her client--he crosses paths with Anna Bildt and discovers they have an enemy in common. From the bustling streets of London to a secret outpost high in the French Alps, from the freeports of Corsica to the glittering beaches of the Costa Smeralda, the Emerald Coast, of Sardinia, Riske and Anna find themselves players in a deadly game, where billions of dollars change hands and knowledge is paid for with your life. Told with Reich's signature stylish prose, clever plotting, and pulse-pounding action sequences, Once a Thief, is sure to appeal to longtime fans of the series and newcomers alike. Riske may be a bit older, showing a little wear and tear, but his desire to get the job done at any cost is stronger than ever. 20220403. jz. United States Central Intelligence Agency Employees Fiction. Money laundering Fiction. Murder Fiction. Spies 21st century Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Spy fiction. Action and adventure fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) A Simon Riske novel.