Lifeguard
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3.8
(84)
James Patterson
Andrew Gross
A classic summer heist thriller from the most popular storyteller of our time.High risk, high reward — a $5 million heist is the perfect job for lifeguard Ned Kelly. But when it all goes horribly wrong, he discovers a world of secrets and sabotage. Working at a luxurious Florida resort, Ned Kelly meets the woman of his dreams. It feels perfect in every way, except that she's used to caviar and Manolo Blahniks, and he's used to burgers and flip-flops. So, when Ned's cousin offers to cut him in on a fast break-and-enter job, he can't turn it down. The risk is high, and the reward is even greater — $5 million. But the robbery goes devastatingly wrong. Forced to run away from his town and the woman he's fallen in love with, Ned knows that only distance and secrecy can save his life. But who is pursuing him? The FBI? Whoever sabotaged the heist? Or is it all somehow tied to his new love . . . and his oldest enemies?
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Author
James Patterson
Pages
400
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2005-07-01
ISBN
0759514283 9780759514287
Ratings
Google: 4
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"A good mystery read! I enjoyed it. 😊 "
D M
"the story is interesting and the ending is good, however the writing style feels a bit young to me. sounds kinda like a teen boy haha."
Rachel Roberts
"Pretty good book overall. I gave it 4 stars just because I felt that the characters weren't super well-developed.<br/><br/>Ned Kelly is working as a pool boy (although he is not a teenager) in Palm Beach, FL where he ends up helping his friends with an art heist on a wealthy resident. His share of the payout would be $1 million. All he has to do is set off alarms as a distraction at 3 other houses. Things go bad, and all of his friends end up dead. When he goes back home to Boston, he finds out that his father was involved in setting up the scheme. As Ned is on the run from the police and FBI, he needs all the help he can get to bring the people to justice who killed his friends. In the meantime, Ned ends up falling in love with Ellie, an art expert working for the FBI."
Christopher Allen
