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BOOK INFO
Title: The Confidence Games
Author: Tess Amy
Publisher: Berkley
Publish Date: July 9, 2024
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 3/5
BOOK BLURB
Life’s a game, and they’ve come to play. Two female con artists must pull off the ultimate heist in this rollicking caper.
Emma Oxley and Nellie Yarrow have been inseparable their whole lives. Ever since they reinvented themselves, changing their names and wiping clean their digital footprints, they have made a game of following wherever the next adventure leads and challenging themselves to thefts, street cons, and mind games.
Adhering to only two rules—they will only swindle men, and only ones who deserve it—Emma and Nellie are secure in their reputation as the most trustworthy swindlers on the European black market. Until suddenly, they must play to save their own lives.
Blackmailed into stealing a priceless bracelet from a high-security exhibit, Emma will reexamine everything she believed to be true. This heist takes her far beyond her comfort zone…and she and Nellie will need allies among the glitzy bejeweled gathering in London in order to survive. Will they be able to do the right thing before it’s too late?

MY REVIEW
Emma and Nellie are best friends and con artists. They have a set of rules they adhere to and have created quite a reputation on the black market. Things are going well for them, until they are blackmailed into stealing a bracelet.
The Confidence Games is told from the alternating points of view of Nellie and Emma. Nellie is the more experienced con artist. Emma is the more timid of the two, but she has to up her game to save her friend. The friendship between them is strong, and they’ve been through good and tough times together.
For a fast-paced and fun caper, The Confidence Games delivers. A lighthearted and entertaining mystery.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.