Sunday, September 15, 2024

Ten top heist novels

Mailan Doquang has published extensively on the art and architecture of medieval France.

She is an avid traveler, photographer, and runner.

She is a Canadian transplant and longtime resident of New York City.

Doquang's debut novel is Blood Rubies.

At The Strand Magazine she tagged ten recent standout heist novels. One title on the list:
The Pigeon, by David Gordon (2023)

This unique caper, the fifth in Gordon’s Joe the Bouncer series, centers on a stolen racing pigeon (yes, a pigeon) worth nearly a million dollars. Ex-Special Forces operative Joe Brody’s attempt to retrieve the bird from an Upper West side apartment goes sideways, putting him in the crosshairs of a group of international criminals.
Read about another entry on the list.

Also see seven heart-pounding heist tales.

--Marshal Zeringue