I am generally a fan of Thomas Perry’s books, so I was happy to get a copy of The Burglar from Grove Atlantic/Mysterious Press and NetGalley in return for my honest review.

As the story opens, we meet the protagonist, a petite blonde named Elle who is a successful burglar in the rich neighborhoods around Los Angeles. As she is in the middle of her latest job, she discovers three corpses in a bedroom, set up with a video camera. Realizing the camera probably caught the murder (it definitely caught her), she takes the camera and gets out (just in time). She learns that the murder is on film, along with a bit of what led up to that. She deletes herself from the footage and returns the camera for police us in their investigation.

Weird things start happening, and Elle becomes aware of being followed as bodies of people around her start piling up. There is an ending that didn’t occur to me (but then, to be fair, I am the WORST at figuring out mysteries), lots of action throughout, and good character development. I never really liked Elle, but that didn’t keep me from enjoying the experience of reading this one. Thriller fans in general and Thomas Perry fans in particular will love it. Four stars.