Safecracker

A Grantchester "Duke" Ducaine Thriller, Book 1

De: Jesse DeRoy

Narrado por: Dan John Miller

WHEN ELITE SAFECRACKER DUKE DUCAINE TAKES A JOB BREAKING INTO AN UNBREAKABLE SAFE, HE DISCOVERS SOME THINGS ARE BEST LEFT UNOPENED …

Grantchester “Duke” Ducaine and his sister, Ginny, were raised to be thieves, by a master thief. Instead of spending their childhood with toys and bikes, it was lockpicks and Glocks. Now Duke is alone, adrift, and out of the life. His dad is serving time, and he doesn’t like to think about what happened to Ginny. He spends his days haunting the streets of Los Angeles, busting civilian safes for enough cash to keep him one step ahead of the bookies breathing down his neck.

When he’s approached by two government agents with an impossible, history-making heist; a mysterious agenda; and an offer that’s too good to be true, that old feeling begins to creep in. But does Duke still have what it takes to make it in the cold world he was raised in?

A taut, whip-smart debut, this deeply inhabited dive into the criminal nether-world unfurls with surprising heart.

©2024 Ezekiel Boone, Inc. (P)2024 Recorded Books

Fun! Very action movie-y

I had a good time with this action packed heist. It’s essentially an action movie in book form, and I wholly appreciated the Die Hard references (my husband’s favorite Christmas movie franchise 🫠). This story follows a reformed, trained since birth criminal, with a specialty in opening the most formidable safes in the world. When he finds himself in a self made financial jam, he dips his toes back into the life he left behind. Of course it doesn’t go as planned. I liked the MC and his story. I appreciated his love for his family even when it feels misplaced to an outsider. I laughed several times and was fully invested throughout. The audiobook is partially to credit my enjoyment of this book. Miller delivers a great performance. I have zero complaints. Check this contemporary action, crime adventure out!