The Negotiator by Brendan DuBois
Loved this book. Loved the main character, the unnamed narrator. There. That's out of the way. Brendan Dubois' character, The Negotiator , reminded me a little of Lee Child's Jack Reacher. The book also reminded me a little of one of my favorite books about a con man, Stephen Cannell's King Con . This isn't one of those novels with an unreliable narrator. Just because the Negotiator is on the shady side doesn't mean he's lying to the reader. However, there are plenty of other unreliable characters in the book. The Negotiator admits he chose the dark path in life. He has an uncanny gift. He can look at a priceless book, jewels, a painting, and tell what they're worth. So he acts as a go-between in negotiations between parties who don't trust each other, for a price. He does have three rules. No drugs. No human beings (no human or sex trafficking) deals. He won't do anything that he feels is against the best interests of the United States. With on...