Money Run
by Jack Health
Rating 4/5 stars
This book had
everything you could possibly want: action, adventure, mystery, assassins,
thieves, billionaires, gadgets, and humor. The novel tells the story of fifteen
year old thief Ashley "Ash" Arthur and her friend Benjamin. Ash and
Ben are professional thieves who receive mysterious tips from someone known as
"the source" who tells them when and where valuable things will be
the most easy to steal. But when they take on the job of robbing Hammond
Buckland, one of American's richest men, they have no idea what they've gotten
themselves into. Ash, you see, is not the only person with an interest in
Buckland. Peachey the assassin wants to put a bullet in Buckland, and he won't
let anyone stand in his way. In one night, Ash is thrust into the fight of her
life and she has to decide what kind of thief she will be. Along the way she is
swept up into a whirlwind of action, suspense, and conspiracies.
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First off, Ash
is a great protagonist. She's smart, sarcastic, and insensibly likable. She's a
thief with a conscious, and she's just 15, so she's struggling like any
teenager in finding what it is she wants to do and what she's good at. In her
case, it turns out being a thief is what she's very good at. Right alongside
Ash is her tech support Benjamin, who, although never actually present during
the story, is made very real by his snarky dialogue. Then of course, we have
our villain: Peachey. Once you get passed the name, he turns out to be a likable
villain, which is not always an easy thing to accomplish. These are the main
characters, but several others appear and all are well written, like the
millionaire Hammond Buckland and Detective Damion Wright. Admittedly, some of
the characters are a little one dimensional. But in the case of many of them,
the one dimensionality is exactly what is needed.
The story
itself is very action packed. I found my heart racing many times over the
course of the story. But the plot provides quite a bit of mystery. I won't
spoil the story for you, but needless to say, no one is who they seem to be.
The twists and turns of the story never feel convoluted. It's obvious that
Heath put a lot of thought into this plot. The pace is fast, and the story
drops you immediately into the action, which is something a lot of authors should
take note of. The setting is modern and full of gadgets, something that any
heist/spy movie needs in abundance. The dialogue is funny, the action is well
written, and the ending is well done. It ties up the novel nicely, leaving no
loose ends perhaps for any sequel, but I didn't mind that at all.
Although this
book does require you to suspend your sense of reality (as if a 15 year old
could do all these things!), this novel is definitely worth the read, and I
would recommend it for all you action junkies out there.
By:
Daniel Lyerly
