Internationally renowned thief and con artist Nicolas Fox is famous for running elaborate and daring scams. His greatest con of all: convincing the FBI to team him up with the only person who has ever caught him, and the only woman to ever capture his attention, Special Agent Kate O'Hare. Together they'll go undercover to swindle and catch the world's most wantedand untouchablecriminals.
Their newest target is Carter Grove, a former White House chief of staff and the ruthless leader of a private security agency. Grove has stolen a rare Chinese artifact from the Smithsonian, a crime that will torpedo U.S. relations with China if it ever becomes public. Nick and Kate must work under the radarand against the clockto devise a plan to steal the piece back. Confronting Grove's elite assassins, Nick and Kate rely on the skills of their ragtag crew, including a flamboyant actor, a Geek Squad techie, and a band of AARP-card-carrying mercenaries led by none other than Kate's dad.
A daring heist and a deadly chase lead Nick and Kate from Washington, D.C., to Shanghai, from the highlands of Scotland to the underbelly of Montreal. But it'll take more than death threats, trained henchmen, sleepless nights, and the fate of a dynasty's priceless heirloom to outsmart Fox and O'Hare.
尼可拉斯‧福克斯因為擅長策劃精密膽大的騙局,而在國際間聲名大噪。他最高紀錄是說服聯邦調查局,調派唯一曾經逮捕過他的人以及唯一他曾經心動過的女人——特務探員凱特.歐黑爾跟他合作。他們一起化身騙子,臥底捕捉全球最難拘捕的頭號通緝要犯。
他們最新的目標是前白宮幕僚長,也是一間私人安全機構裡心狠手辣的領導人卡特.葛洛夫。葛洛夫偷了一件史密森尼學會的中國古文物,如果事件浮出國際檯面,將會破壞美國與中國的關係。尼克與凱特必須秘密行動,在分秒必爭的狀況裡,設法將文物偷回。為了對抗葛雷夫的精英殺手,他們只能依靠一班雞鳴狗盜之徒,其中包括一名技藝精湛的演員、來自奇客小組的電腦專家,以及一幫持有美國退休人士協會會卡的傭兵,領導人正是凱特父親。
這場冒險犯難的爭奪與致命的追擊,將尼克與凱特從華盛頓特區帶到上海,從蘇格蘭高地到蒙特婁的犯罪地帶。不管面對的是死亡的威脅、訓練有素的黨羽、數個無法闔眼的夜晚,還是王朝無價傳世之寶的命運,都難不倒這對絕佳組合。