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Nobody's Safe
A brilliantly conceived thriller rivaling the work of David Baldacci and Daniel Silva, Nobody's Safe combines the wrongly accused, man-on-the-run pace of The Fugitive with the conspiratorial paranoia of Absolute Power .
Gregory Picaro is the finest safecracker and break-in artist in the world. There is no safe, no lock, no security system that can keep him out. By combining touch with technology, insight with improvisation, Greg's world is just one big, open door.
But some things are better left locked away. One evening, on a seemingly routine apartment burglary, Greg is caught with his guard down. Concealed in the owner's closet, Greg covertly witnesses an interrogation of his mark by three men in dark, conservative suits. Unable to crack the owner for the combination to his hidden safe, they torture and murder him in cold blood. Greg keeps his cool, and as the men in black regroup to dispose of the body, Greg picks the safe clean. What he finds in the stash is both perplexing and revelatory, and something that the highest and hidden levels of the government will kill to keep secret.
A rocket-fueled American thriller filled with exquisitely detailed insights into the methodology of safecracking, Nobody's Safe takes readers on a dazzling ride into the labyrinthine world of government deception, and will keep them guessing until the final page.
Gregory Picaro is the finest safecracker and break-in artist in the world. There is no safe, no lock, no security system that can keep him out. By combining touch with technology, insight with improvisation, Greg's world is just one big, open door.
But some things are better left locked away. One evening, on a seemingly routine apartment burglary, Greg is caught with his guard down. Concealed in the owner's closet, Greg covertly witnesses an interrogation of his mark by three men in dark, conservative suits. Unable to crack the owner for the combination to his hidden safe, they torture and murder him in cold blood. Greg keeps his cool, and as the men in black regroup to dispose of the body, Greg picks the safe clean. What he finds in the stash is both perplexing and revelatory, and something that the highest and hidden levels of the government will kill to keep secret.
A rocket-fueled American thriller filled with exquisitely detailed insights into the methodology of safecracking, Nobody's Safe takes readers on a dazzling ride into the labyrinthine world of government deception, and will keep them guessing until the final page.
416 pages, Hardcover
First published March 15, 1999
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March 16, 2015
This book is great.
It completely encapsulates you into the mind of the lead character, and really does well with building suspense and surprise. The tension between characters is well-developed, and the writing style does amazingly well at peaking this tension at just the right moments. The book keeps you wanting to read more from page to page.
The only reason this isn't a 5 star book (I'd happily rate it a 4.5 if I could) is because of the plot line, and the way everything is wrapped up in the end. Yes the plot isn't original, but with so many other writers out there, it's hard to find a perfectly original plot; don't overlook this book because of it. It's wonderfully written, and definitely worth the time!
It completely encapsulates you into the mind of the lead character, and really does well with building suspense and surprise. The tension between characters is well-developed, and the writing style does amazingly well at peaking this tension at just the right moments. The book keeps you wanting to read more from page to page.
The only reason this isn't a 5 star book (I'd happily rate it a 4.5 if I could) is because of the plot line, and the way everything is wrapped up in the end. Yes the plot isn't original, but with so many other writers out there, it's hard to find a perfectly original plot; don't overlook this book because of it. It's wonderfully written, and definitely worth the time!
December 28, 2016
This is a fun, exciting book with a surprise ending that is both cute and cheesy.
Part of the story, the part I really enjoyed, involves a gypsy clan that joins Our Hero, the best thief in the world, in an enormous hangar to prepare for the big job that brings us to the totally unexpected denouement. It's sort of a literary cirque du soleil.
This is not a book that will challenge your world view or open you up to new ideas. It is a book that will engage, intrigue and entertain you.
For the sake of full disclosure, I should probably add that the writer is my brother, but this is a reasonably unbiased review for all that. This my favorite of all Ricky's books.
Part of the story, the part I really enjoyed, involves a gypsy clan that joins Our Hero, the best thief in the world, in an enormous hangar to prepare for the big job that brings us to the totally unexpected denouement. It's sort of a literary cirque du soleil.
This is not a book that will challenge your world view or open you up to new ideas. It is a book that will engage, intrigue and entertain you.
For the sake of full disclosure, I should probably add that the writer is my brother, but this is a reasonably unbiased review for all that. This my favorite of all Ricky's books.
April 12, 2013
Trama que te intriga desde el principio, te llegas a preguntar ¿Que pasara? Te sorprende, te intriga hasta el final.
El verdadero problema de este libro es su conclusion, pense en mil cosas, menos en lo que en realidad trataba, pero te llena por completo, aprendes de costumbres gitanas, de los ladrones de cuello blaco de la manera politica y ficticia de los EEUU, es interesante, pero el objetivo el libro me decepciono aunque no deja de ser bueno.
El verdadero problema de este libro es su conclusion, pense en mil cosas, menos en lo que en realidad trataba, pero te llena por completo, aprendes de costumbres gitanas, de los ladrones de cuello blaco de la manera politica y ficticia de los EEUU, es interesante, pero el objetivo el libro me decepciono aunque no deja de ser bueno.
March 14, 2019
I received this audio book because I won it from IListentoBooks.com for writing reviews. I listened to it for a break between some of my longer audiobooks on my commute.
This was a "typical" story. It was written in the late 1990s. The writing is decent, although the story is movie action-esque instead of storytelling. It reminded me quite a bit of The Scarlet Ruse and Reunion, other books, although this one I did like better than those.
The full 3 hours is taken for this audiobook. The story intrigued me a bit, then it took a sudden jump and became science fiction. I did not see the aliens coming. Perhaps it was because it was abridged, I thought there were some things that would turn out to be related, but they were never addressed.
The reading was alright. I did not like the way he read the women. As with several other audiobooks I have listened to, the women sounded whiny, even though I don't think the writer necessarily intended for them to sound whiny.
Overall, it isn't too bad if you don't have anything else better to listen to on 3 hours of commuting.
This was a "typical" story. It was written in the late 1990s. The writing is decent, although the story is movie action-esque instead of storytelling. It reminded me quite a bit of The Scarlet Ruse and Reunion, other books, although this one I did like better than those.
The full 3 hours is taken for this audiobook. The story intrigued me a bit, then it took a sudden jump and became science fiction. I did not see the aliens coming. Perhaps it was because it was abridged, I thought there were some things that would turn out to be related, but they were never addressed.
The reading was alright. I did not like the way he read the women. As with several other audiobooks I have listened to, the women sounded whiny, even though I don't think the writer necessarily intended for them to sound whiny.
Overall, it isn't too bad if you don't have anything else better to listen to on 3 hours of commuting.
July 12, 2017
Безкрайно тъпо, безкрайно плоско и безидейно, безкрайно клиширано.
Син на проститутка, останал сирак, щото майка му е и наркоманка, отгледан от приемно семейство на касоразбивач, работил за ЦРУ, но се отвратил след избиването на цял детски дом (бе въобще, на тия от ЦРУ само им дай да трепят наред цивилни) и е толкова суперпрофесионалист, че няма накъде.
Все едно гледам някакъв изпаднал евтин холивудски сценарий.
Па циганите, па журналистката, па проникването в "Зона 51" все едно влизат в ранчото на някой тексаски богаташ, па и двете извънземни, абе въобще ... И тия същите федерални, които проспаха влизането с взлом в секретната база после изведнъж изтрепаха половината екип на Грег и на него до края на книгата му беше тъжно, тъжно.
Поредната глупост, с която си загубих времето.
Син на проститутка, останал сирак, щото майка му е и наркоманка, отгледан от приемно семейство на касоразбивач, работил за ЦРУ, но се отвратил след избиването на цял детски дом (бе въобще, на тия от ЦРУ само им дай да трепят наред цивилни) и е толкова суперпрофесионалист, че няма накъде.
Все едно гледам някакъв изпаднал евтин холивудски сценарий.
Па циганите, па журналистката, па проникването в "Зона 51" все едно влизат в ранчото на някой тексаски богаташ, па и двете извънземни, абе въобще ... И тия същите федерални, които проспаха влизането с взлом в секретната база после изведнъж изтрепаха половината екип на Грег и на него до края на книгата му беше тъжно, тъжно.
Поредната глупост, с която си загубих времето.
January 18, 2024
This book was really good, I loved the suspense it had when Greg was with Lukacs for the big mission to get Joe Gray and Max Gray. I love how one of the chapters ended off where Greg is counting down to shut off a very complex alarm and if him and Lukacs don’t do it right, they’re dead. Anywho, I loved the little banters between Greg and Kilbourne. I enjoyed when Greg would have a snarky remark towards him. I really enjoyed how in the last chapter we learned a lot about when he was little, we had small glimpses before but that last chapter really put it together for me. Again, loved this book.
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May 27, 2017
what can I say about this one? I started it last year in 2016 couldn't get into it so I put it down for awhile only to pick it back up in January this time I read the whole thing it took me awhile to read it do to reading 3 books at one time but without giving things away it was good once I got into it I really like Meagan and Greg and I do think people should at least give it a good go
May 14, 2017
Loved it. Starts with a heist, the protagonists get involved in a conspiracy, another heist, and more conspiracy. Good characters with depth, few flaws, a page-turner combining the heist genre with political thriller and an intriguing hint of something extraordinary.
July 12, 2020
This was such a wonderful book. From the first line, I was hooked. I was hoping for a sequel, because the world the author created is one that I really want to revisit!
November 23, 2008
I really enjoyed this fun, action-packed book! Ok...the storyline is a bit *cheesy* (I don't think I'm giving anything away by saying it's about Area 51...you will figure this out on your own very soon into the book!), but the characters are great, the story is engaging and well told, and I couldn't put it down! Besides, I enjoy a little cheese, now and again! Lots of interesting tidbits about the 'art'of safecracking, some fun facts about gypsy lifestyles, and a few aliens thrown in for good measure. Amusing, engaging & a great summertime diversion!
February 26, 2016
Thriller - Master burglar Gregory Picaro and his crew join forces with a band of gypsies and a TV magazine producer to prove an ongoing government coverup after a 1947 alien spacecraft crash at Roswell, NM.
January 13, 2009
gypsies, murder mystery, fun
January 23, 2011
Non stop thriller strange ending.
March 19, 2011
Boring, dull, and the plot is stupid. Gov't and its hidden agenda about.... aliens!! Whoo whoo... yeah very stupid plot and it's used so often, so it lost its originality. Blahhh.
October 8, 2015
Enjoyed it thoroughly. Loved the premise and the surprising developments at the end.
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