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Title: To Catch a Thief by Carol Cox, Lisa Harris, Kathleen Y'Barbo, DiAnn Mills ISBN: 1-58660-972-6 Publisher: Barbour Publishing Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.97

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Average Customer Rating: 4.92 (12 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: To Catch a Thief
Comment: When I first heard the term "cozy mystery," I wondered what it meant. This book To Catch a Thief could be the definition of the term. A story of four female Pinkerton agents who were sent to Colorado to help catch a gang of train robbers, the different novellas are skillfully woven together to create a complete and delightful whole. Carol Cox, Lisa Harris, DiAnn Mills, and Kathleen Y'Barbo did a masterful job. The stories are good love stories told against the background of mystery. A thoroughly enjoyable read. I highly recommend it.

Rating: 5
Summary: Satisfying read!
Comment: "Skirted Clues," by DiAnn Mills is the third in a quartet of stories in "To Catch a Thief" from Barbour. The tale of intrepid female Pinkerton detective Moment Alexander continues the saga as she fights off a major fear of horses and the seeming lack of solid clues in finding the bank robbers. She's also fighting unwelcome feelings for gruff Brady Miller, her number one suspect. The story of Moment's pursuit and capture of another of the robbers makes this a chuckle-filled and satisfying section of this imaginative anthology.

Rating: 4
Summary: Four fun historical romances & introduction of new author!
Comment: Train robberies send four female Pinkerton agents undercover to Colorado on a quest for criminal and social justice.

"Tangled Threads." Ruth goes on the offensive after train robbers victimize her the day she arrives. Spurred to prove herself, she barrels past obvious clues in search of the obscure, but finds reasons to fraternize with a mine owner charmingly reminiscent of Bret Maverick with an A-type personality. Her inner conflict is so strong, I'd have enjoyed stronger motivations for the internal and romantic resolutions; Ms. Cox's ending felt as if it took a leap.

"Rescuing Sydney." Sydney falls off a train and into jail alongside a family friend. John, a minister, embodies the faith she turned away from and a ripening love that refuses to be ignored. Her internal growth is realistically layered, and I enjoyed her intelligent pursuit of the robbers. The well-balanced description grounds the reader in the scenes without interrupting the flow. This is an excellent inspirational romance debut by experienced writer Lisa Harris.

"Skirted Clues." Equinophobia upsets Moment's single-eyed investigation of a hermit rancher. Rescued by her prime suspect, she decides there's more to Brady than a troubling connection to the crimes. It'll take unraveling her own past to find out. I'd have enjoyed watching more of his internal growth occur onstage, but Ms. Mills' heroine has some strongly sympathetic moments.

"Victorious." Victoria butts heads with fellow agent Gus in her quest to reopen the case and snare the real mastermind. He suspects her real goal is capturing the local banker as a husband. She just might-if she doesn't fall in love with Gus first. I disliked Gus in the earlier stories, but Ms. Y'Barbo maximizes his point-of-view scenes, thoroughly winning me over. She has a gift for sizzling sexual tension, igniting sparks even in the short novella length.

These stories aren't complex who-done-its, but lighthearted reads easily finished in single sittings. The book is worth getting for Lisa Harris' debut alone, but she's surrounded in this anthology by other solid authors who make the reading experience as a whole quite enjoyable.