The Chase
Ratings11
Average rating3.4
It was good to see some of the other characters from the first book make another appearance. All the characters are very likeable and there are a lot of laughs when you're reading it. You can guess what's going to happen but it's a nice easy read.
Nicolas Fox and Agent Kate O'Hare are back in action – better yet, Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg are back and better than ever. This time their target is none other than the head of a multinational security force/private army owned by the former White House Chief of Staff. Easy pickings, right?
This is just the ticket for readers who miss The A-Team or Leverage – clever schemes improbably pulled off by team of pros to take down a real scoundrel. This team gets around a bit more than the others do (better budgets in books than TV shows) – they globe hop from D.C. to Shanghai, to Montreal and more – even the Scottish hinterlands. The shenanigans in Montreal, in particular, were hilarious and ever so smooth.
I enjoyed The Heist (my review) – a lot, actually – but this was better. Everything – the interplay between the characters, the plot, the crazy schemes that Fox & O'Hare cooked up (individually and together), the new guys, the villains – all of it worked better this time out. If these two are this polished on book two, I can't wait to see what Evanovich and Goldberg are like by the time they get to five or so.