or rather, things Minty read a while ago but can’t stop thinking about:  Shadow of the Templar and sequels by M. Chandler.

Mostly, it is an awesome, exciting series about a team of FBI agents who pursue (and eventually accept help from) a famous art thief.  The dialogue is wonderful.  There’s a lot of sharp, witty banter, and also some just comfortable silly banter among the team members.  I laughed a lot.  There are also a lot of very imaginative cunning plots, on both sides.  On the whole, I definitely recommend it.  (Yes, despite the fact that I’m about to criticize the hell out of it and accuse it of various -isms.  It depends on what you personally are willing to put up with.  I really did get a lot of enjoyment out of it despite what’s below the cut.)

There are three other things I want to tell you about it, though– one is a FEELINGS, and two are somewhat more thoughtful criticism.  I’m going to talk about the plot a bit, so if you don’t want anything spoiled, stop here.

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