Ally Carter writes young adult adventure and suspense built around teenagers who are already part of secretive, highly skilled worlds. The Gallagher Girls series begins with I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You, set at a boarding school that secretly trains girls in espionage, languages, surveillance and covert operations. The Heist Society books follow Kat Bishop, a teenager from a family of professional thieves who uses elaborate cons to recover stolen art, while Embassy Row places Grace Blakely among diplomats and political secrets in a European capital. Carter's books are quick, funny and plot-driven, with friendship, teamwork and competence carrying as much weight as romance. Gallagher Girls is the strongest fit for boarding-school espionage and teamwork, whereas Heist Society shifts the same competence-driven appeal into art theft, cons and international capers. Read more Less
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