Caper
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Vintage paperback
Why read it?
1 author picked Caper as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Once in a while, every author reads a book they wish they had written. This book is the one for me.
Jannie, a once-bestselling-now-struggling crime writer, unable to lend authenticity to her plots and voice, decides to carry out a multi-million-dollar heist to give a fact-based and realistic account. However, to accomplish her plan, she teams up with her partner to recruit men from the wrong side of town. Together the team members scout targets and rehearse the various escape routes. Jannie’s plan is to call off the make-believe caper a day before the heist. But…the hustlers she’s recruited won’t…
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