The Downside

(Paperback, UK Airports ed)

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Winner of the inaugural MysteriousPress.com Award, a fast-paced, action-packed heist novel.

In an age of cybercrime, Finn is old school: he's never stolen anything weighing less than five tons. Now, fresh out of prison and flat broke, he's got a line on his biggest job ever.

Cracking the most heavily guarded private vault in North America No problem.

Hauling $50 million of precious metal out past guards, dozens of policemen and an armored SWAT battalion Even easier.

But navigating the betrayals of double-crossing partners, the machinations of a hedge-fund billionaire gone bad, and the ambiguous proposals of a woman with her own agenda

If you steal this big, there's always a downside.

Reviews

'Smart as a whip and fast as a bullet' Lee Child.
'Fantastic ... this is my kind of thriller and I can't wait for the next one' Brad Thor.
'Wildly inventive caper novel ... Fans of Donald Westlake's Dortmunder novels will find a lot to like' Publishers Weekly (starred review).
'Ever more ingenious ... A taut caper whose high-tech trappings neatly complement its old-fashioned formula' Kirkus.
'Old-school heist gets a dash of tech-savvy with whip-smart dialogue and a chicane of plot twists. Precision-engineered entertainment' The Sunday Times Crime Club.
'The book has all the ingredients of a great heist story ... [It's] great fun' Crime Review.

Author Bio

Mike Cooper lives with his family outside Boston. For a decade he has been the stay-at-home parent, writing in his spare time. He has won a Shamus Award, a Thriller nomination, and inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories.