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REVIEW: Take Me If You Can by Karen Kendall

Dear Ms. Kendall:

Book CoverI can’t recall if I have ever read a book by you before so this might be my first of yours. It was a very uneven ride, but there were enough good aspects that I would definitely read you again.

Avy Hunt is an art recovery agent for ARTemis. She breaks the law to obtain art that is taken by thieves. Her clients are art collectors, museums, and insurance companies. Her latest assignment is a plum one. She is to steal back the Sword of Alexander, rumored to the sword given to Alexander the Great by his father and used in the Battle of Issus in 333 B.C. The catch is that thief extraordinaire Liam James is purportedly holding the sword. Obtaining an object held by another thief is much harder than an ordinary owner and Avy loves the challenge.

The problem is that Liam is almost always one step ahead of Avy. While Avy is getting her assignment, Liam is casing her house so well that Avy never catches it. While Avy is on the plane to England, Liam is only a few rows …