Con Heir: The gripping romantic art heist thriller from MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Camilla Chafer

by Camilla Chafer

Two rivals. One masterpiece. No rules.

Cass Temple is a retrieval agent - a thief to some, a hero to others. Her return stolen treasures to their rightful owners. Elusive and calculating, Cass has never been caught. But that's about to change.

FBI Agent Adam Maddox has traced the pattern, the signature moves, the impossible escapes. He knows where the mysterious thief will strike next - Paris, where The Pandora, a disputer masterpiece, has been unveiled for the first time in decades. What he doesn't know is who she is... or that their pasts are already entwined.

From the glittering streets of Paris to the hidden vaults of Zurich, Cass and Adam are drawn into a dangerous chase where nothing is as it seems and every truth has its price. As loyalties blur and sparks ignite, one question when the final move is played, who will steal The Pandora... and who will steal a heart?

414 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 27, 2025

About the author

Camilla Chafer is a USA Today bestselling author. Her novels include the Lexi Graves Mysteries, the spinoff trilogy Deadlines Hollywood Mysteries, the Calendar Cozy Murder Mysteries, and supernatural/urban fantasy Stella Mayweather series.

She has written for newspapers, magazines, and websites globally, and also written and edited several non-fiction books.

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Reviews

[Kristi]

I love this book! It checks all the boxes! It kept me engaged and guessing to the very end. I can't wait for more!

[Sally A. Garand]

Adam Maddox get to know him…

I enjoyed the Lexi Graves mysteries but this book is better! I can’t wait for the next book, hopefully….. I always preferred Adam to Solomon, and this book gives more depth into Maddox character. Solomon doesn’t have much depth. Maybe the next Lexi Graves books can give readers a deeper look into his character and make him more real and likable. Go Adam

[Katie]

I loved getting Cass and Maddox’s story! Maddox is one of my favorite characters from the Lexi Graves series, so naturally I was drawn to this book. Then we were introduced fo Cass in the newer Lexi books, and I was hooked. It’s about a retrieval agent planning a big heist and her high school sweetheart turned FBI agent trying to track her down. Cass up and disappeared one day from high school and had moved overseas leaving Adam behind. Now years later they run into one another in Paris. I loved getting to see the heist planning and meeting Cass’s crew. I look forward to more stories with Cass and Maddox!

[Monica Ferrante]

slow start

In my honest opinion I picked up this book maybe 4 times and put it down. I finally decided to pick it up again to give it a chance since I love the Lexi Graves series and her relationship with Adam. Anyway, the book is a slow start then it gets better in the middle. I think the mystery of who framed her needs work and the suspense needed more work also. Hopefully the next book will be better

[Shazza_d2002hotmail.Com]

loved it !!

Wow !! I loved every bit of this book !! Great characters that bring different dynamics to the story. Plenty of twists and turns to keep you holding your breath with every turn of the page. Just an all together great story !! Highly recommend reading the Lexi Graves series to learn more about Adam (also an amazing series)

[Jennifer]

I loved getting to see Maddox in a different setting. The book was fun and kept my attention. I did it enjoy it as much as the Lexi Graves books, but it may be that I know those characters so much better. Maybe Cass will grow on me.

[Trudie Graham]

great twists and turns

Loved this book, no conventional story or meet cute, but a well balanced view from the perspective of both main characters!

It twisted right when I wasn’t sure how the story was progressing and very delighted at the route it took.

[Kaitlin Stachowiak]

Absolutely loved this book! Filled with suspense and a great story line. Great if you have or haven't read the Lexi Graves series

[Jeane]

Con Heir answers questions

Throughout the series Cass Templeton slips.in and out of the story. Finally we have some answers to what transpired with Cass and where they met.

[DianeG]

Looking forward to reading the next installment. I loved Adam in the Lexi Graves books and am happy to see his story continue.

[Laura Hoyle]

I loved this book! I have been so upset that Adam and Lexi aren’t together, but this book helped heal my heart a little. I hope to see more of Cass in the future because she is a great character!

[Heather Bramwell]

The thief wins

I enjoyed this spin off of the Lexi Graves series. Seeing behind the man Adam, and finding out what makes him tick.
Suspenseful and fun to the end.

[Jeanie Jackson]

While Con Heir is nothing like Camilla Chafer's series featuring Lexi Graves, it is just as fun. When FBI Agent Maddox and retrieval agent Cassie Temple encounter each other since their heartbreaking separation in high school, they click immediately, but since they are one different sides of the law, neither is ready to admit how much the other still means to them. Cassie believes that what she is doing is the right thing, but she knows that law enforcement takes a different view of things. Maddox slowly realizes the Cassie may be the person he has come to France to capture and his heart is once again broken as he faces a difficult decision. Fans will recognize both Maddox and Cassie but the Lexi book that includes Cassie takes place after they have reconnected. Most of you will be please to that they are back together and we all hope to see them in action again. Watching Cassie plan the heist adds to the draw of the must-read book.

[Linda Quick]

LOVED thos book!!! It's a fun cat and mouse caper that kept me guessing until the end. This novel focused on Maddox as he pursued his FBI career. He's focused on an elusive art thief, but doesn't know how much of his guesses/profile is accurate. His whole plan is thrown into chaos when he runs into his first love at the s scene of a future crime.

This book is witty and smart, along with bits of humor. I hope it's the beginning to a spin off series and can't wait to read more. Fans of the genre will love this book. The author is on my must read authors' list.

[Andrea]

This was so different from any other Lexi Graves mysteries. Why? Because the focus and places it mainly focused on Maddox and Interpol. Can he prevent the art theft?