3.5
The Con Job
ByPublisher Description
The rich and powerful take what they want. We steal it back for you.
When a disreputable dealer starts swindling aged and ailing comic-book creators out of their wealth—and their high-valued comics and artwork—the daughter of one victim comes to ex-insurance investigator Nathan Ford and his team of counter-crooks for help.
Their scheme: run a con at the Comic-Con International, where the crook intends to sell the goods. But there’s more going on than simple theft. An arson plot is in motion that will not only destroy countless rare collectibles, but may end up costing lives.
With time short, the team must take down a ruthless mark whose true motives have yet to be revealed…
When a disreputable dealer starts swindling aged and ailing comic-book creators out of their wealth—and their high-valued comics and artwork—the daughter of one victim comes to ex-insurance investigator Nathan Ford and his team of counter-crooks for help.
Their scheme: run a con at the Comic-Con International, where the crook intends to sell the goods. But there’s more going on than simple theft. An arson plot is in motion that will not only destroy countless rare collectibles, but may end up costing lives.
With time short, the team must take down a ruthless mark whose true motives have yet to be revealed…
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3.5
“The author knew his stuff and is very knowledgeable about the series and fandom. I think if you’re not into comic con or geekdom you might find the book boring. As someone who’s never been to comic con it was a cool glimpse into something that would probably give me a panic attack. The end was very satisfying but it wasn’t my favourite in the stand alone books.”“Not sure I enjoyed this one as much as I did the Librarians series... a lot of the characters felt wildly out of character at weirdly different parts of the book, and it seemed like Eliot was OOC half the time. As much as I also enjoyed the Comicon setting, it felt like half the time it was someone in Leverage or the writer making fun of Comicon, and it felt... weird.
Also, Eliot would not be into crushing kid's dreams.
Hopefully the next one is better!”
“A fun read, but not perfect. I think TV or film book adaptation often run into the problem of telling more than showing and not trusting the audience to read between the lines. Some dialogue seemed a bit clunky and off (Eliot's dialogue in particular).
But still a fun quick read. Hardison geeking out was a huge win. Some well-placed Wil Wheaton references were a great meta wink at the TV fans.”
About Matt Forbeck
Matt Forbeck has been a full-time writer of both games and fiction since 1989. He has designed collectible card games, roleplaying games, miniatures games, board games, and logic systems for toys and has written short fiction, comic books, novels, screenplays, and computer game scripts and stories. Matt belongs to the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers and the International Thriller Writers and is a member of the Madison chapter of the International Game Developers Association.
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