Sally Strange reviewed The Best Thing You Can Steal by Simon R. Green
Delightful Fantasy Heist Story
4 stars
In London, a thief determines to steal the evil collector's most prized possession: a television that shows the past or the future, as you demand. To do this, he must assemble a supernatural crew worthy of this great heist. This includes the Damned, a man who does good just to piss Hell off, the Ghost, who hangs around in Soho and helps other lost souls find their bearings, the Wild Card, who took a drug that revealed the nature of reality to him and now bends time and space like he's in the matrix, and Annie Anybody, a disguise expert and the thief's true love. It's humorous, dark in places, and always engaging, plus the twist at the ending was one I didn't see coming.
One point deducted for lacking queer people and people of color, and also because the love story subplot lacked oomph. Definitely worth a quick …
In London, a thief determines to steal the evil collector's most prized possession: a television that shows the past or the future, as you demand. To do this, he must assemble a supernatural crew worthy of this great heist. This includes the Damned, a man who does good just to piss Hell off, the Ghost, who hangs around in Soho and helps other lost souls find their bearings, the Wild Card, who took a drug that revealed the nature of reality to him and now bends time and space like he's in the matrix, and Annie Anybody, a disguise expert and the thief's true love. It's humorous, dark in places, and always engaging, plus the twist at the ending was one I didn't see coming.
One point deducted for lacking queer people and people of color, and also because the love story subplot lacked oomph. Definitely worth a quick read though.
