The Picasso Heist – 9781529922257

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Prepare to be hooked by James Patterson’s newest thriller in which an art student must orchestrate the heist of a lifetime to save her father…

‘A dizzying switchback thriller… Halston is a brilliant heroine’ – The Times

‘Weeks before thieves broke into the Louvre, James Patterson started promoting an upcoming jewellery heist novel. The Picasso Heist is now ripped-from-the-headlines relevant.’ – USA Today

‘The Picasso Heist is a thrilling, engaging, funny, at times moving, scintillating read’ – Felicity Jones, Oscar-nominated actress and audiobook narrator

‘Patterson is in a class by himself’ Guardian

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A rare masterpiece by Picasso is about to go to auction, and the whole world is watching.

But bright art student Halston Graham sees an opportunity. One that could secure millions for her future – and freedom for her wrongly imprisoned father…

To pull off the crime of the century, she must assemble an unlikely crack team: an expert in forgery, a ruthless mob boss, and an eccentric fashion designer.

In a game where trust is a luxury and failure is not an option, will Halston’s brilliance be enough to outsmart her enemies?

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PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

‘It’s no mystery why James Patterson is the world’s most popular thriller writer … Simply put: nobody does it better.’ JEFFERY DEAVER

‘No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades.’ LEE CHILD

‘Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It’s what fires off the movie projector in the reader’s mind.’ MICHAEL CONNELLY

‘James Patterson is The Boss. End of.’ IAN RANKIN

‘Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried … there’s no stopping his imagination’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

‘Patterson is in a class by himself’ GUARDIAN

‘The master storyteller of our times’ HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

‘One of the greatest storytellers of all time’ PATRICIA CORNWELL