Ocean's Eleven meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding in To Have and to Heist, a wacky romantic comedy from Sara Desai (The Dating Plan; The Marriage Game). Simi Chopra is having a run of bad luck: she got fired, her apartment flooded, and her student loan debts are enormous, so she's had to move back in with her parents, who are obsessively trying to arrange her marriage. But, worst of all, Simi's best friend, single mother Chloe, has been framed for the theft of a multimillion-dollar necklace from a small Chicago art museum. Determined to keep Chloe out of prison, Simi puts together a heist crew with the help of a mysterious man named Jack, who appeared in the museum's garden on the night of the robbery. Their goal? To steal the necklace back from a wealthy but terrifying man who is rumored to be one of Chicago's biggest criminals. Their cover is a wedding planning team made up of a hacker, a nerd whose parents want him to propose to Simi, a thief, a foul-mouthed driver, and a sex-obsessed octogenarian. What could possibly go wrong as this mismatched crew plans the wedding of a criminal's daughter?
To Have and to Heist is zany and fun--and pure escapist reading. The shenanigans that Simi and her crew get into will keep readers laughing. Perfect for fans of Dial A for Aunties or Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, To Have and to Heist is a delightfully silly summer read. --Jessica Howard, freelance book reviewer