VBT# The Con Code - Shana Silver

Review: The Con Code - Shana Silver - August 2020

Before Fiona learned her ABC's and how to count and everything needed for school, she was being taught the art of heists and forgeries. She was, of course, her parent's daughter. Her parents were two of the biggest criminals. Her mother a mastermind at forgeries and stealing and her father - the charmer. That was until she was younger and her mother disappeared and it was just her and her Dad pulling the jobs and as Fiona got older, she soon learned that by retrieving her mother's forgeries - they each contained a potential clue to tracking down her whereabouts. It is Fiona's last year at high school and now her Dad has been caught by the FBI and it's up to Fiona along with her best friends to track down the rest of her mother's forgeries and follow the clues to find her. However as the group goes on the run and tries to track down their mother, they will have to remain a few steps above the FBI as they are closing on them quickly. I have to admit when Fiona finally finds her mother, it was quite a sad reunion as her mother was selfish and quite narcissistic and showed she only cared about herself and no-one else which went against Fiona and her Dad's values. When faced with the choice of choosing to flee with her Mother or stay and protect her best friends/crew - what will Fiona choose? Find out in this fun YA spy/criminal heist book by Shana Silver. Fans of Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls and Heist Society series will love The Con Code.

 This book is perfect for anyone who has ever dreamed of ever being a teen Spy/Criminal and I also loved near the end the talk of the Isabelle Stewart collection in Boston which is still one of the world's best-unsolved heists from the early 1990s.