The Midnight Ride
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- Author：Ben Mezrich
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Summary
From the celebrated， New York Times bestselling author comes a commercial thriller of an MIT grad student who unwittingly uncovers the hidden connection between the Gardner Museum heist and the most fascinating secret in American history。
THE CARD SHARK: Hailey Gordon is looking to make some fast cash to help pay her tuition when she’s caught counting cards at the Encore casino in Boston。 She grabs her winnings and makes her escape。 With guards closing in， she dives into an unlocked room to hide 。 。 。 only to find a dead body。
THE EX-CON: Recently released from prison， Nick Patterson hasn’t felt hope in a long time， but the job he “inherited” in prison promises to change that。 He enters hotel room 633 to find that the person he was supposed to meet has been murdered。 Next to the corpse stands a terrified young woman—Hailey Gordon。
THE PROFESSOR: American history professor Adrian Jensen learns of the death of his professional nemesis， Charles Walker， the night after he received Walker’s latest research。 Skeptical at first， Adrian nearly deletes the file。 But when one small， new detail catches his eye， he makes it his mission to uncover what could be one of the biggest secrets of the Revolutionary War。
All three strangers find themselves on the cusp of an incredible discovery—one that someone is willing to kill to keep buried。
THE CARD SHARK: Hailey Gordon is looking to make some fast cash to help pay her tuition when she’s caught counting cards at the Encore casino in Boston。 She grabs her winnings and makes her escape。 With guards closing in， she dives into an unlocked room to hide 。 。 。 only to find a dead body。
THE EX-CON: Recently released from prison， Nick Patterson hasn’t felt hope in a long time， but the job he “inherited” in prison promises to change that。 He enters hotel room 633 to find that the person he was supposed to meet has been murdered。 Next to the corpse stands a terrified young woman—Hailey Gordon。
THE PROFESSOR: American history professor Adrian Jensen learns of the death of his professional nemesis， Charles Walker， the night after he received Walker’s latest research。 Skeptical at first， Adrian nearly deletes the file。 But when one small， new detail catches his eye， he makes it his mission to uncover what could be one of the biggest secrets of the Revolutionary War。
All three strangers find themselves on the cusp of an incredible discovery—one that someone is willing to kill to keep buried。
Reviews
Zoe
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Sinister， tense， and highly entertaining！The Midnight Ride is a propulsive， ominous tale that takes us on a journey into the lives of three strangers， Hailey Gordon， an MIT grad student with an exceptional mind for numbers and a special talent for counting cards， Nick Patterson， a recently paroled con man with a new job already planned that he’s sure will go off without a hitch， and Adrian Jensen， a Tufts professor of American history who specializes in all things Paul Revere， as their paths acc Sinister， tense， and highly entertaining！The Midnight Ride is a propulsive， ominous tale that takes us on a journey into the lives of three strangers， Hailey Gordon， an MIT grad student with an exceptional mind for numbers and a special talent for counting cards， Nick Patterson， a recently paroled con man with a new job already planned that he’s sure will go off without a hitch， and Adrian Jensen， a Tufts professor of American history who specializes in all things Paul Revere， as their paths accidentally collide in a race to uncover a secret of unimaginable importance that seems to have been hidden since the Revolutionary War。The writing is brisk and sharp。 The characters are intelligent， determined， and impulsive。 And the plot is an action-packed thrill ride full of twists， turns， surprises， adventure， manipulation， danger， historical events， code-breaking， violence， and murder。Overall， The Midnight Ride is an intense， suspenseful， fast-paced read by Mezrich that I thoroughly enjoyed and which reminded me a little of the National Treasure movies that I absolutely adore。Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lacey
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When an unlikely trio hunt downs clues to a possibly huge historical find of Paul Reveres， they discover they may not be the only ones on to the puzzle。 Now they’ll just need to survive the night by hiding from assassins and the FBI。The Midnight Ride is 290 pages long and took me one day to read。I had so much fun reading this book！ I’m giving it a 4 out of 5！ If you’re a fan of “National Treasure” then you’ll really enjoy this action packed/historical mystery！Thank you， Grand Central Publishing， When an unlikely trio hunt downs clues to a possibly huge historical find of Paul Reveres， they discover they may not be the only ones on to the puzzle。 Now they’ll just need to survive the night by hiding from assassins and the FBI。The Midnight Ride is 290 pages long and took me one day to read。I had so much fun reading this book！ I’m giving it a 4 out of 5！ If you’re a fan of “National Treasure” then you’ll really enjoy this action packed/historical mystery！Thank you， Grand Central Publishing， for sending me this copy！Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel！Lacey 。。。more
Diane Saul
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The beginning of this book jumps around some but as you get into the story it flows much better。 The characters are chasing an artifact connected to Paul Revere。 The book is set in Boston。 I found the plot a little far fetched but the book is entertaining enough that it held my interest。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。
Michael Reilly
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This is Boston "Da Vinci Code" type thriller。The Gardner Museum art theft actually had nothing to do with the paintings。 It was part of a conspiracy going back before the American Revolution。 Hailey Gordon， a mysterious genius MIT grad student/card counting shark is chased by security at the Encore Casino。 She runs into Nick Patterson， a small-time thief who just got out of jail。 They both end up in a hotel room at the Casino。 There is a dead body on the bed。 That happens on page 28。 This plot b This is Boston "Da Vinci Code" type thriller。The Gardner Museum art theft actually had nothing to do with the paintings。 It was part of a conspiracy going back before the American Revolution。 Hailey Gordon， a mysterious genius MIT grad student/card counting shark is chased by security at the Encore Casino。 She runs into Nick Patterson， a small-time thief who just got out of jail。 They both end up in a hotel room at the Casino。 There is a dead body on the bed。 That happens on page 28。 This plot barrels along。 Mezrich fills the story with Boston places; Kings Chapel， The Warren Tavern， The Paul Revere Home， the Boston Common， the State House， The USN Constitution， the Bunker Hil Monument。 At times it feels like a better title would be "The Freedom Trail Conspiracy。"Mezrich also does a very clever job weaving historical facts into the wild conspiracy。 The twist on the Gardner Museum theft is based on one of the odd parts of the caper and the suspects he names where all prime suspects。 The details on Paul Revere， the Constitution， and Boston history are pretty accurate。 Piled on top of that is the fun crazy conspiracy stuff。 We get all the standard stuff;A hidden message。A secret code。Cool ways to kill people。A conspiracy hundreds of years old， run by forces more powerful than we can imagine。We also get the classic thriller characters;Our heroine has a mysterious background。 She is beautiful， brilliant， and brave。 She happens to be an expert in exactly the arcane knowledge needed to solve the mystery。She has amazing good luck when the bad guys try to kill her。The first bad guy is a beautiful woman with a mysterious background。She is beautiful， brilliant and brave。She is a ruthless master trained killer。She has amazing bad luck when she tries to kill the good guys。The second bad guy is a beautiful man with a mysterious。。。。 etc。We get a brilliant self-important academic who gets in over his head with the conspiracy。We get a decent Harvard academic who stumbles on a secret he shouldn't know。We get a Boston cop who has no patience with this stuff and just wants to solve murders。We get a sophisticated FBI art theft investigator who is a classic smart cop。 This whole crowd runs around Boston having derring-do adventures and violence。 I was a little disappointed in the ending because it becomes clear that this is just book one in a series and we don't really get all of our questions answered in this book。 Apparently， the next book is set in Philadelphia。 This was a fun exciting thriller。 I particularly enjoyed it because of the Boston stuff。 。。。more
Book
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The Midnight Ride issues an intriguing invite。 However， the story is hard to follow， especially in the beginning。 Then comes the end with a cliffhanger instead of answers。 This plot has fascinating pieces， but the story misses its mark。
Steph
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This book reminded me of National Treasure meets Da Vinci Code！ It’s definitely not realistic but it’s an entertaining and action packed popcorn thriller that makes for a fast read。 The POV changes around constantly which makes it a little tough at first to keep all the characters straight。 I really liked Hailey and would have loved to have seen more from her POV。 It does end on a bit of a cliffhanger which is never my favorite， I’d happily pick up the next book in the series but would have pref This book reminded me of National Treasure meets Da Vinci Code！ It’s definitely not realistic but it’s an entertaining and action packed popcorn thriller that makes for a fast read。 The POV changes around constantly which makes it a little tough at first to keep all the characters straight。 I really liked Hailey and would have loved to have seen more from her POV。 It does end on a bit of a cliffhanger which is never my favorite， I’d happily pick up the next book in the series but would have preferred more of a wrap up to the storyline。 It’s a good start to a new series that you can easily read in a day。 3。5/5⭐️ 。。。more
Tanja ~ KT Book Reviews
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The card shark， the ex-con， and the professor。 All three strangers find themselves on the cusp of an incredible discovery。 One that someone is willing to kill to keep buried。 AAAAHHHHHH！！！ Can you feel my excitement？ The Midnight Ride by Ben Mezrich is like a good movie playing out on the pages。 It’s exciting， questioning， and thrilling！ Literally， I can see it being on the big screen。 Somebody call Brad Pitt and George Clooney because this needs to be a thing。 I guess you can tell that I thorou The card shark， the ex-con， and the professor。 All three strangers find themselves on the cusp of an incredible discovery。 One that someone is willing to kill to keep buried。 AAAAHHHHHH！！！ Can you feel my excitement？ The Midnight Ride by Ben Mezrich is like a good movie playing out on the pages。 It’s exciting， questioning， and thrilling！ Literally， I can see it being on the big screen。 Somebody call Brad Pitt and George Clooney because this needs to be a thing。 I guess you can tell that I thoroughly enjoyed it。 I really hope there’s more and it becomes a series。~Tanja*Thank you to @GrandCentralPub for sharing this title with me。 Follow me on Instagram✿Twitter✿Facebook✿Pinterest✿TikTok 。。。more
Dayle （the literary llama）
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It’s a little convoluted but also intriguingly inventive。 Loses momentum a bit in the first half due to too many viewpoints and we lose sight of the two leads that started things off with some decent adrenaline and shenanigans。 But we’re eventually reeled back in and everything starts to come together。I think there was some great restraint in the character building and relationships， especially once we discover， at the very very end， that there’s going to be more （cliffhanger-ish warning）。 The w It’s a little convoluted but also intriguingly inventive。 Loses momentum a bit in the first half due to too many viewpoints and we lose sight of the two leads that started things off with some decent adrenaline and shenanigans。 But we’re eventually reeled back in and everything starts to come together。I think there was some great restraint in the character building and relationships， especially once we discover， at the very very end， that there’s going to be more （cliffhanger-ish warning）。 The way the story and characters played out makes so much more sense then。Honestly， it wasn’t the greatest or most concise history-turned-modern-conspiracy-thriller。 Like I said， it’s a little convoluted at times and cray， with a lot of bits thrown in。 BUT it was also quick and fun， just the sort of book to sit down with to read/listen and focus on and devour in a day… which is what I did。 And I really enjoyed it and I’m actually excited that there’s going to be more。* I received a free early audio copy from the publisher。 。。。more
Brad
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The Midnight Ride is the first book I've read from Ben Mezrich。"Hailey finds a hotel room to hide in while she's running from Casino security。 But there's a dead guy in it。 Nick was supposed to meet the guy about fencing some stolen paintings - the ones from the Gardner Museum robbery many years ago。 They both flee and head to where the paintings are being kept。 The guards are dead and the paintings are dead but they gain possession of the finial from Napoleon's flag。 Something on the finial sen The Midnight Ride is the first book I've read from Ben Mezrich。"Hailey finds a hotel room to hide in while she's running from Casino security。 But there's a dead guy in it。 Nick was supposed to meet the guy about fencing some stolen paintings - the ones from the Gardner Museum robbery many years ago。 They both flee and head to where the paintings are being kept。 The guards are dead and the paintings are dead but they gain possession of the finial from Napoleon's flag。 Something on the finial sends them across Boston looking for clues left behind by Paul Revere。 Can they stay ahead of the bad guys and the police？"This book is National Treasure meets Dan Brown。 There are prominent figures and places in American history and some early America cryptography。 The book is relatively fast-paced。 If you like those elements you will probably like this book。 If you watch the documentary on the Gardner Museum Art Heist， you will have a greater appreciation for that part of the story。One part I didn't like - there's a cliffhanger。 I'm not a fan。 I prefer books to have endings。 So be aware of that。 。。。more
J Wells
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The concept is fantastic， the execution is wanting。 I read as an ARC so I can only hope that they were not done editing。 Character development was weak and I hope this is a series， otherwise。。。。
Deidre
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I read this one outloud to my husband on a car ride from DC to Boston。 If we had arrived before it ended， I would have made us circle around until we finished。 It was a rollicking read with a fun fast pace and the very visual feeling of a movie with just enough history to make it even more fascinating。
Evelyn Hall
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I have always been really interested in the Gardner Museum heist。 It’s one of the greatest art thefts in history and it’s never been solved。 Two of my favorite things combined， crime and art。 So when I saw that the crime was a major plot point in this book I was so excited。This is a fun adventure story and reminded me a bit of Dan Brown’s books。 It started out a bit slow but the pace gradually builds and soon you are on a very fun ride。 The book is not heavy on character development but that is I have always been really interested in the Gardner Museum heist。 It’s one of the greatest art thefts in history and it’s never been solved。 Two of my favorite things combined， crime and art。 So when I saw that the crime was a major plot point in this book I was so excited。This is a fun adventure story and reminded me a bit of Dan Brown’s books。 It started out a bit slow but the pace gradually builds and soon you are on a very fun ride。 The book is not heavy on character development but that is okay because the mystery and adventure is the point of the novel。 The way Mezrich weaves together the various threads of the story and ties them together at the end had a brilliance to it which I loved。 I hope that it is the first in a series。 Thank you to @novelsuspects for an arc of this book。 。。。more
Toni
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3。5 Stars Good adventure， which is great， because Speilberg bought the movie rights！Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and Edelweiss for the egalley。
Eryn Eaton
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I've been a big fan of Ben Mezrich since I read The Accidental Billionaires several years back。 I honestly had no idea he also wrote fiction and was beyond excited to see The Midnight Ride。 I grew up outside of Boston and always love when thillers are set there。 I love being able to picture exactly where the book is taking place。The first few chapters of The Midnight Ride were a bit all over the place as the characters were introduced and the general plot started to unfold。 It didn't take long f I've been a big fan of Ben Mezrich since I read The Accidental Billionaires several years back。 I honestly had no idea he also wrote fiction and was beyond excited to see The Midnight Ride。 I grew up outside of Boston and always love when thillers are set there。 I love being able to picture exactly where the book is taking place。The first few chapters of The Midnight Ride were a bit all over the place as the characters were introduced and the general plot started to unfold。 It didn't take long for everything to come together and turn into a wild ride。 The book reminded me quite a bit of The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol， only set in Boston。 It was a ton of fun to read and I loved Hailey's character。 Even better， the ending definitely left it open for a series。 Fingers crossed！4/5 stars。 Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Carmen
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Thanks to Library Journal for the ARC and the opportunity to review this title！ DEBUT Nonfiction writer Mezrich's （Bitcoin Billionaires） heart-pounding debut thriller is based on the 1990 heist at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum， with a National Treasure twist。 When MIT student and mathematical genius Hailey Gordon is caught card-counting， she grabs her winnings and runs。 While trying to hide from hotel security， she finds a room door ajar and its occupant dead。 Ex-con Nick Patterson ha Thanks to Library Journal for the ARC and the opportunity to review this title！ DEBUT Nonfiction writer Mezrich's （Bitcoin Billionaires） heart-pounding debut thriller is based on the 1990 heist at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum， with a National Treasure twist。 When MIT student and mathematical genius Hailey Gordon is caught card-counting， she grabs her winnings and runs。 While trying to hide from hotel security， she finds a room door ajar and its occupant dead。 Ex-con Nick Patterson has inherited—okay， stolen—a heist job from a now-dead fellow inmate。 Hoping to go straight after this theft， Nick enters his fence's hotel room to find him dead and a scared Hailey standing over the body。 Meanwhile， history professor and Paul Revere expert Adrian Jensen receives a surprise delivery from his colleague and intellectual nemesis， Charles Walker， less than 24 hours before Charles meets his demise。 Charles's discovery throws Hailey， Nick， and Adrian together into the most dangerous adventure of their lives—one that will change their lives or get them killed。 VERDICT Fans of alternative history thrillers will enjoy this recommended adventure novel， which is already optioned for film。 。。。more
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