“Thick as Thieves,” by Peter Spiegelman is a highly suspenseful novel about a group of thieves who plan a heist that will earn them millions of dollars. The reader first learns about the main character, Carr. Carr is a former CIA member, who has a bad relationship with his family. He is the leader of the crew who plans all the thief activities. His team consists of Valerie, who works behind the scenes, Dennis, the computer whiz, Mike, a handyman, and Bobby, the youngest but most promising member of the group. After a series of small-time theft operations, the group decides to steal millions of dollars from Curt Prager, one of the richest private bank owners in the world. To complete this great work, they pursue Howard Bessemer, who is one of Prager's largest clients. The crew kidnaps Bessemer and takes him to the Caribbean, hoping to gain more information on Prager. Carr has always felt he can't trust his crew and also has feelings for Valerie. Carr's distrust in his crew stems from what happened on the previous mission, when two crew members were killed. Halfway through the Prager mission, Carr receives a phone call that his father is missing. He hops on a plane, hoping to find his father. Finally, after a long search, Carr finally finds his father at his mother's grave. Carr returns to the Caribbean, but thwarted the operation. It turns out that Curt Bessemer has a lot of confidence and that sets the crew back even more. The crew resorts to desperate measures trying everything to get into Prager's estate. All the while, Bessemer and Prager are being deceived. Carr uses a fake name and says he wants to do business with Prager. Bessemer never wonders if Carr and his... middle of paper... doesn't want to lose another one. This quote shows the reader Carr's true emotions and feelings when it comes to his work. “Breathe in, breathe out, not too fast, Carr tells himself, and carefully moves through the tall grass.” This quote is important because it talks about the suspense in the book. There are many moments like this in the book and at some points Carr becomes very nervous. I like this quote because it explains how Carr and his crew had to behave during their big jobs.E. Recommendation: I would definitely recommend this book to others. I think if you like stories full of suspense and action, this would be a good book to read. Some parts of the book become complex and difficult to understand at times, but I think that's what makes the story interesting. I should warn that the book contains a lot of swear words.