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Liked It “The title is Always A Thief. The author is Kay Hooper. It's Realistic. It is around day and night and I don't remember where it takes place. This book is about a kid that is a master thief and he gets into trouble a lot and he aslo tries to find other master thiefs. One day when he is just...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I felt tat the author's way of writing was very simple. She didn't give me the want to finish the book in an excited mood. The way she ended the capturing of the thief was, to me, not nice at all. I thought she was going to show and tell us the way he was captured not to make a character spill...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“The title is Always A Thief. The author is Kay Hooper. It's Realistic. It is around day and night and I don't remember where it takes place. This book is about a kid that is a master thief and he gets into trouble a lot and he aslo tries to find other master thiefs. One day when he is just walking he gats shot by a man that he can not recognize, luckily one of his friends finds him and takes him to her house, she cleans up his wounds, and takes good care of him. The reason she didn't call the cops or the ambulence was because she knew he would of gone to jail for stealing”
Ulises R wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Once a Theif and Always a Theif are two of my favorite Kay Hooper's”
Aubrey S wrote this review Thursday, July 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A very cute story.”
Charitypink wrote this review Monday, May 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I felt tat the author's way of writing was very simple. She didn't give me the want to finish the book in an excited mood. The way she ended the capturing of the thief was, to me, not nice at all. I thought she was going to show and tell us the way he was captured not to make a character spill out the beans. In the end, she includes a part of the story that was later discussed and solved, yet not completely. Thus, I wanted to know what will happen in her next novel, yet again, I do not plan to get it. ”
Sara Z wrote this review Monday, December 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'm not sure when I got this book, but I nearly put it down shortly after I started reading it. Lemme 'splain. Kay Hooper is on my C list, I think--if I'm remembering correctly how I've arranged my lists. Anyway, I generally enjoy her books, but not enough to actively look for them. So this one was likely bought to round out an order at Half.com. Unfortunately, it's a sequel.
DKayeS wrote this review Thursday, November 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Thief Quinn shows up, shot, on museum director Morgan West's doorstep. They'd obviously met before, and had a connection, but something--Quinn being a thief, perhaps?--kept them apart. Nevertheless, when Quinn was wounded, his instincts send him straight to Morgan.
Turns out Quinn is working with the police to trap and catch another, more ruthless thief. It's like To Catch a Thief (Quinn looked, in my imagination, remarkably like Cary Grant), with humor, romance, and a labyrinth of twists and turns.
Always a Thief and its predecessor Once a Thief are, I gather, rewritten from old Loveswepts, reminiscent of Carole Nelson Douglas's Midnight Louie books. How much they're changed, I don't know, but it would be interesting to find out.
At any rate, it was a fun read, and I intend to look for Once a Thief, though I'm not sure I'll be buying it new.
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“A great suspense book. I really liked the plot and characters in this book. I will be picking up the rest of the books in this series.”
blackadder wrote this review Wednesday, July 16 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another novel of enjoyable brain candy for women.”
Stacey wrote this review Monday, May 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“loved this book a little hotness mixed into mystery..... its a fun one.. dont forget to read the first book in this exciting series.”
Tamera L wrote this review Wednesday, March 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Okay, can someone tell me if there's another novel tied into these? Cause I'm adding a groan of frustration when I say - "What the H-E-double hockey sticks!" Now, let me start off by saying I enjoyed this one just as much as the first, if not more. The plot thickens and gets better. I loved how it all played out. Especially between Morgan and Quinn. The lies and manipulations were just as thick in this novel and added to the intrigue. The action scenes well placed and played out. And I paid careful attention to Morgan, the way her mind works, the way she manages to put things together. I thoroughly enjoyed how it all came together at the end until - and this is where my frustration came in. A twist at the end of the novel made me realize that it truly wasn't the end and dammit, now I need to find the next novel. I wonder if someone can help me with that? I'm still limited in my time with access to the internet and I'm going to have a hard time for the current moment. But I so can't wait to read the next one. There is a next one ... I hope? Let me put it this way - there'd better be!”
GinRobi wrote this review Thursday, January 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“4/5 Hooper Does It Again!
Cheryl Kaye Tardif, bestselling suspense author wrote this review Saturday, June 23 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I read Once a Thief a few years ago and as a romantic fan of a 'happy ending' I was a bit disappointed. But as an author, I know the value of a good cliffhanger ending to capture readers and hook them on a series. Kay Hooper has done this in her sequel Always a Thief.
The sparks flew in the first novel between Morgan West, a museum show director and the notorious cat burglar Quinn. Now they're back. When Quinn shows up at her apartment, injured and needing her assistance, what's a girl to do? Especially when an extremely mysterious and devastatingly charming man passes out in her arms.
With more twists and turns than a rat's maze, Always a Thief is a combination of witty humor, high stakes action and sizzling romance. Without the complications of too many characters, this Hooper novel has characters that are 3-dimensional, delving into their motives and emotions. How about a ‘Forever a Thief’, Kay?
~ Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a freelance journalist, book reviewer and editor. She is also the author of three mystery novels set in Canada, including the bestselling ‘assisted suicide novel’ Whale Song, the high-octane thriller The River and the sizzling psychic suspense Divine Intervention.
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