A review by beemini
Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett

3.0

I really liked Balliet’s earlier books (Chasing Vermeer, etc.), but this one fell flat for me. It seemed too long with too many dips into too many children’s heads—except they’re not children, as in the earlier books, but adolescents, which makes it very hard to believe that they all lack logic and rational thinking abilities. The disguised Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist made a good plot and I was glad to see a resolution for it where none is likely to be found in real life, but the reading experience was frustrating.