Today is my turn on the blog tour for Thief by Owen Mullen!

Here’s the blurb.

It takes a thief to catch a thief…

Charley Glass arrived in her family’s lives like the hurricane she’d escaped. But she hadn’t run far enough: the ruthless Giordano family are on her tail and want two things – her life, and the return of the property she stole from them. No matter how many bodies stack up.

After years of longing, Charley finally has the family she’s always wanted, but now she’s going to have to tell them the real reason she came looking them. There is only one way she’s going to stay alive, and that is to employ the muscle of the notorious Glass Family.

The head of the family, Luke, has become embroiled in a dangerous political plot and isn’t sure they’re strong enough to take on one of New Orleans’ biggest crime gangs. But he’d put his life on the line to protect the empire they’ve built – even if they’ll have to take on an enemy hurting enough to cross an ocean for revenge.

Page-turning, gritty, and utterly compelling, Thief is Owen Mullen’s best book yet. Perfect for fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers and Mandasue Heller.

Review.

I’m so glad to be back with the Glass family! I’m invested in them now so was eager to find out what could happen this time!

The glass family is made up of Luke, Nina and Charley. Luke is the head of the family, but Nina and Charley are the ones who keep the money coming into the bank.

Thief is a masterpiece in storytelling and any aspiring writer should look at how effortlessly Owen Mullen weaves a tale, there’s multiple things events.. numerous characters but it’s balanced perfectly and flows so easily.

Nina, oh Nina. She’s had it tough, and she’s not fully recovered either. She’s dealing with her demons but at what cost?

Charley, oh Charley…Now the backstory comes out. Charley is the newest member of the family who showed up one day, proved her worth and has never looked back… but what’s she’s been running from is about to catch up with her.

Luke, ah Luke. I can’t not love the guy. Family is all that matters but he doesn’t know everything..there’s some secrets.. and nothing is certain in life.. can he keep the family safe and find away to help both Charley and Nina?

What I really love about Owen’s writing is it’s prefect.. utterly engrossing, dark and gritty. It’s the tone..I don’t know how he does it but the style of writing is exactly what I want to see.. it’s the grittiness.. the realness.. the depth to the characters.. utter WOW!

This is the best instalment yet for plot and character development. Don’t get me wrong, every book in the series is great but this one is a cut above.. the depth and time given to each character’s story arc is amazing. I really didn’t think it would be easy to develop the existing characters while introducing new ones so perfectly!

For me George Ritchie steals the show, he’s the backbone behind the Glass family.. he’s such a pleasure to go on a journey with.. I don’t think will ever truly know George.. he keeps a lot to himself but it’s more what he doesn’t say that develops him…a man of few words but when he talks.. you listen!

Plot wise there’s multiple angles to this tale with some cracking twists along the way, it’s unbelievable how much is packed in but expertly driven along by the author at a steady pace. What I loved the most was the backstory, it helped me understand motivations for sure… but more than anything it was just so damn exciting!

Once you get stuck into this one you won’t be able to put it down!

To find our more head to Goodreads or Amazon!

My thanks go to the author, the publisher, NetGalley, and Rachel’s Random Resources for having me on the blog tour! I received an ARC of the book as part of the tour, but this was always going to be on my bought list! I never miss a book of Owen’s and would happily pay anything he asked! I’m just greedy and like to get a book quick and support the author with my reviews as soon as I can 😊

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Author Bio –

Owen Mullen is a highly regarded crime author who splits his time between Scotland and the island of Crete.  In his earlier life he lived in London and worked as a musician and session singer. He has now written 11 books and his first gangland thriller for Boldwood.

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