The Good Thief
Judith Leon
Silhouette Athena Force, Sep 2007, $5.50
ISBN: 9780373389735

Following a dangerous art deal in Naples, Italy, Lindsey Novak learns of the abduction of Athena Academy students on the news. A graduate of the school, she is stunned as she listens to the kidnapping of teens Jazz Ryan, Teal Arnett and Lena Poole, but Jazz escaped.

With the help of her father's security expert Marko Savin, Lindsey begins tracking down the kidnapped females. They quickly learn a scientist plans to sell the girls and other Athena grads along with ova stolen from a lab to the highest bidder. Lindsey knows her life and perhaps her freedom are at stake, but she will do what it takes to rescue the teens and stop the mad scientist from destroying the world. Marko plans to cover the back of the woman he loves.

This is a terrific Athena Force romantic thriller that can stand alone but is enhanced by reading first LINE OF SIGHT by Rachel Caine. The action-packed story line is fast-paced even before Lindsey hears of the kidnapping and never slows down as she and Marko chase after a deranged diabolically clever scientist. Fans of the series will appreciate this fine exhilarating entry.

Harriet Klausner