{"product_id":"the-things-she-stole-a-brandon-penny-crime-thriller","title":"The Things She Stole (A Brandon Penny Crime Thriller)","description":"Twenty years ago Brandon Penny was a criminal prodigy. Today, he’s a broken-hearted movie buff working a dead-end job. But everything is about to change.\n\nAs a child, Brandon carefully studied his mother and her crew of thieves. Gifted from the start, Brandon was pulling short cons by age six, stealing jewelry by age eight, and orchestrating heists by age eleven. But one night a job went bad, a gun went off, and Brandon’s mother disappeared.\n\nShuffled in and out foster homes, Brandon burned with anger. What happened that night? Why did his mom leave him behind? And why didn't she ever come back?\n\nWhen his mother returns to Portland for a major heist, the police ask Brandon to help track her down. He doesn't trust the cops, can't trust his mother, and is too afraid to trust the ex-girlfriend he still loves. The only one he can count on is that twelve-year-old criminal genius inside him.\n\nOne way or another, he’ll get his answers, but he’ll have to tear down the life he’s built to do it.\n\n\"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Takes the domestic thriller genre to a whole new level. Part mother\/son crime drama, part heist novel, The Things She Stole reminded me of Ben Affleck's movie, The Town. Compelling characters, amazingly-rendered Portland setting, and a conclusion full of twists, turns, and ultimately, satisfaction. Highly recommended.\"\n\n\"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Full of tradecraft and suspense, emotion and action. And the ending? Fist-pumps and tears. Not to be missed!\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0BJTJ7GC9\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0BJTJ7GC9.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Black, D.D.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43086840070205,"sku":"BVV.B0BJTJ7GC9.A","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0BJTJ7GC9-0.jpg?v=1775338320","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-things-she-stole-a-brandon-penny-crime-thriller","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}