Uncommon Criminals by: Ally Carter

     Uncommon Criminals is the sequel to Heist Society.  I wrote about Heist Society in a blog post a while ago.  To review, Kat (the main character) is a sixteen year old girl in a family of thieves.  She decided to leave the family and go to boarding school like a normal person, but three months in she had to leave to steal back paintings from a mysterious thief, that her dad was framed for stealing.  She succeeded, and decided to be a "thief"that stole back items that were stolen years ago, and give them back to their rightful owners.  In Uncommon Criminals, Kat bumps into many problems.  First, she starts off stealing easy things by herself.  She enjoys this, but realizes that people are getting  the wrong impression of her doing this.  All of her family members think that it is dangerous for her to be stealing all by herself, and her cousin, Gabrielle, and her cute friend, Hale, are angry with her for doing this.  Gabrielle believes that Kat is "heist drunk".  She explains this as being obsessed with stealing, and does not want anyone there in the way of her own fun.  Kat gets defensive at first, but when she thinks about it, Gabrielle seems right.  Is Kat obsessed with stealing even if it is for a good cause?
     Another problem that comes up in this book, is that Kat is asked to steal Cleopatra's Emerald.  She agrees to it, but the problem is that the gem is cursed.  It is said that whoever has it will die or something really bad will happen in their life.  All of Kat's family disagrees again.  This time Kat is even unsure herself.  She feels it will be dangerous, and she definitely cannot do it alone.  She asks her friends to help her even though it could be fatal, surprisingly they agree.  She and her crew (from Heist Society) start trying to steal the Emerald.  They are pressed for time though, because the train with the gem on it will be coming in a week, and once it is in the safe, there is no getting it out.
     I have not come to the climax in this book yet, but I am really excited for it.  I think there will be a lot of twists and turns.  This book is similar to Heist Society in many ways including writing style.  It is written by Ally Carter, who also writes the I'd tell you i love but then I'd have to kill you series.  So if you like those you will like these.  I recommend reading any/all of these books if you can!  They are really good reads!