Hot Summer Read: Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

by Ally Carter

Katarina Bishop, best known as the girl who robbed the greatest museum in the world, is back for her second adventure. She is tasked with stealing the infamous Cleopatra Emerald. But this heist is going to be even more challenging, for three reasons. All Katarina has to do is overcome the most secure auction house in the world, steal an emerald that no on keeps for long and contend with the fact that the emerald is cursed. So Katarina and her team jump into action imploring the same tricks and cons that have worked in the past, only to realize they will have be a lot more innovative if they are going to succeed.