Rarely does it take me two full weeks to read a 430-page book. And while, overall, I enjoyed The Secret Stealers, I found it to be almost two separate books. The first 60-70% of the book I slogged through. I could not get into it, I could not get behind the characters and I found it overly detailed almost to the point of cheesiness. Then, suddenly I hit a turning point toward the last 30-40% of the book and I could not put it down. It suddenly got interesting, action picked up, the characters became interesting.

All of this is to say, if you are the type of person who needs to get into a book right away or you'll abandon ship, this is likely not the book for you. If you're a slow-burn reader, always willing to wait to the end, then pick this one up!