Twist: The electrifying heist thriller – now a major movie

by Tom Grass

Packed with action, love and betrayal, Tom Grass's electrifying heist thriller is a gripping reinvention of the Dickens classic, OLIVER TWIST.
Now a major film starring Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora and Raff Law.

Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London - whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as a climber and freerunner.

But when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom. Until he is saved by the mysterious Dodge. When Dodge introduces him to con artist and art 'collector' Cornelius Faginescu, Twist realises that he finally has the chance to be part of something. All that he has to do is put aside his moral objections and learn to steal...

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Published January 21, 2021

Reviews

[MB · Rating 4 out of 5]

No idea if this new version is updated at all from the same title and author originally published in 2014 but I like this retelling of the Charles Dickens classic. Clearly written with the hope it would one day be made into a motion picture and that appears to be happening soon. No doubt this version is a bit melodramatic but still enjoyable. Read this version. It won't take long, is enjoyable, and you will have a laugh or two.

[Michaela · Rating 3 out of 5]

I appreciated that it was a modern day Oliver Twist. But I found the writing too convoluted with descriptions of places that weren’t really needed.

And with everyone having a nickname and a real name I found it hard to know who was who.

Quite a confusing read. But I did enjoy it.