Once upon a time, Tracy Whitney was one of the best thieves in the business. Then she settled down and had a child—a beautiful, bright, mischievous boy who was the center of her life. Tracy planned to spend the rest of her days quietly, living anonymously deep in the stunning Colorado mountains, devoted to raising her son. But tragedy forces her to face her greatest nightmare. Now, with nothing left to protect, this superb con artist, jewel thief, computer wizard, and cat burglar returns to the hunt, more dangerous, ruthless, and reckless than ever. The world faces a new terror threat from Group 99, a diverse collection of global hackers intent on the collapse of capitalism and private wealth and the creation of a new world order. When the group turns to violence—kidnapping an American investigative journalist, shooting a British military hostage, and blowing up an international industrialist—the mysterious woman pulling their strings, a wily and wealthy American known only as Althea, becomes the CIA’s most sought criminal. But their only hope of finding her is a woman with a dark and dangerous past of her own. A woman who has also successfully evaded detection by the authorities around the world: Tracy. Convinced that Althea is behind the deadly act that shattered her life, Tracy sets out on a global hunt to flush out her prey. But as she soon discovers, the truth is as elusive as her target. Hampered by corruption, lies, and enemies masked as allies, Tracy will be pushed to the brink, where she must face her darkest demons. All of her experience tells Tracy that the answers are right in front of her—if only she can look at the clues in the right way. Propelled by an unquenchable thirst for revenge, and with the fate of so many resting in her hands, just how reckless will Tracy become when she has nothing left to lose? An addictive tale of espionage, mystery, passion, greed, betrayal, and vengeance that takes you from the beautiful Rocky Mountains to Europe’s oldest and grandest cities, filled with a cast of intriguing characters both new and familiar, Sidney Sheldon’s Reckless is a glamorous thrill ride that will leave you breathless until its shocking end."
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Sidney Sheldon, Tilly Bagshawe
Laura –
The writing style is slightly dense and may require rereading paragraphs to grasp some stories. However, the stories are beautifully told and Troy evokes a roller coaster of emotions in this collection of 12 raw short stories.
Laura –
The writing style is slightly dense and may require rereading paragraphs to grasp some stories. However, the book is well written and Troy evokes a roller coaster of emotions through these raw stories.
Rehema Zuberi –
I have read a lot of short-story collections this year and this is by far the best! I have lightly interacted with the existence of Troy Onyango but I can’t say that I had read him before receiving this book as a gift. Because I trust a lot of recommendations from people I share the same tastes with, this had already climbed high on my reading list from the constant fawning of a friend about its goodness.
I was not prepared for the amazing storylines I experienced, the lyrical language and the endings which came abruptly and some left me confused. This did not deter my loving the book as thoroughly as I did. It now sits up above with the rest of my top books.
There is so much validation in it for the queer community which at first came to me as shocking because I did not expect it at all. It is not every day queer people are represented as well as they are in this collection. This is the book of our times.