What would you steal if you couldn't get caught? That's the tag line ofBrad Meltzer's new thriller, which pits an ambitious young money manager againsta corporate villain, whose intricate financial shenanigans accidentally put ahuge chunk of dough right in front of a man who desperately needs it. Of courseOliver Caruso's conscience troubles him, but that doesn't keep him from lettinghis somewhat looser and less ethical brother convince him this is too good anopportunity to pass up. Meltzer's in interesting territory here, but in order tobuy his premise, you have to believe that it's OK to steal if you have a goodenough reason. This makes his protagonist, who narrates the novel, hard to rootfor and less than sympathetic. Despite this hollow ring, the book is nicelyplotted and should please the author's enthusiastic fan club. --JaneAdams