Culprits is a thriller anthology edited by Richard Brewer and Gary Philips, published by Datura Books. In this collection, through different interweaved stories by different authors, we get to see what happened after a "successful" heist, each one a chapter, full of action and that together forms a single story.

Despite being written by independent authors, the transitions between chapters are really smooth, not breaking the continuity between the stories; starting with the own heist, a job that goes relatively well, but not exempt from problems (especially because you can't trust anybody), but the real meat of Culprits is tied around the after, how it was just the beginning of an intense plot.

You might initially be a bit overloaded with the sheer amount of characters that are presented in the very first minutes, but they are recognisable for the role they played in the heist; each one with their individual circumstances, and that might survive or not the aftermath, running away with the part of the heist.

The prose is, in all cases, clear and precise. While the story starts with a crime style, it particularly shines when the action scenes are introduced, keeping the adrenaline high at all the moments. 

Culprits is a well rounded anthology that works as a single story that ties multiples threads on the heist, and that explores that aftermath that tends to be overlooked in the genre. If you are looking for action and adrenaline while having a great cast, definitely give this book an opportunity.