To Steal from Thieves
To Steal from Thieves by M. K. Lobb
Hardcover
The stakes are high.
But their desperation is higher.
Zaria Mendoza has honed her skills and become a talented alchemologist like her late father, able to create any magically powered weapon her dark market clients ask of her. But the work is piling up, materials aren't cheap, and life in Devil's Acre is getting more dangerous by the day.
Kane Durante's best friend, Fletcher, is in danger of losing his life, but Kane's going to keep that a secret from him. The kingpin of the dark market has given Kane a task: steal a certain neck-lace. It doesn't matter that the necklace is part of the Great Exhibition in London's Crystal Palace, where crowds of people— and the queen—will be in attendance. Succeed, and Fletcher will be freed from the kingpin's command. Fail, and Fletcher will be killed.
Zaria's fate becomes linked with Kane's when she agrees to help him with his heist-as long as extra jewels from the Crystal Palace are part of the deal. This is their only chance out of the hellhole they call home. There are just two problems:
Zaria needs that necklace as much as Kane does, and Kane has no intention of stealing extra jew-els. With the clock ticking and the two of them determined to double-cross each other, who will come out on top?
M. K. Lobb combines the dust and grime of nineteenth-century London with the dazzling glitter of the very first world's fair, a transportive backdrop to an edge-of-your-seat heist featuring allies who are absolutely imperfect for each other.
To Steal from Thieves by M. K. Lobb
Hardcover
The stakes are high.
But their desperation is higher.
Zaria Mendoza has honed her skills and become a talented alchemologist like her late father, able to create any magically powered weapon her dark market clients ask of her. But the work is piling up, materials aren't cheap, and life in Devil's Acre is getting more dangerous by the day.
Kane Durante's best friend, Fletcher, is in danger of losing his life, but Kane's going to keep that a secret from him. The kingpin of the dark market has given Kane a task: steal a certain neck-lace. It doesn't matter that the necklace is part of the Great Exhibition in London's Crystal Palace, where crowds of people— and the queen—will be in attendance. Succeed, and Fletcher will be freed from the kingpin's command. Fail, and Fletcher will be killed.
Zaria's fate becomes linked with Kane's when she agrees to help him with his heist-as long as extra jewels from the Crystal Palace are part of the deal. This is their only chance out of the hellhole they call home. There are just two problems:
Zaria needs that necklace as much as Kane does, and Kane has no intention of stealing extra jew-els. With the clock ticking and the two of them determined to double-cross each other, who will come out on top?
M. K. Lobb combines the dust and grime of nineteenth-century London with the dazzling glitter of the very first world's fair, a transportive backdrop to an edge-of-your-seat heist featuring allies who are absolutely imperfect for each other.
To Steal from Thieves by M. K. Lobb
Hardcover
The stakes are high.
But their desperation is higher.
Zaria Mendoza has honed her skills and become a talented alchemologist like her late father, able to create any magically powered weapon her dark market clients ask of her. But the work is piling up, materials aren't cheap, and life in Devil's Acre is getting more dangerous by the day.
Kane Durante's best friend, Fletcher, is in danger of losing his life, but Kane's going to keep that a secret from him. The kingpin of the dark market has given Kane a task: steal a certain neck-lace. It doesn't matter that the necklace is part of the Great Exhibition in London's Crystal Palace, where crowds of people— and the queen—will be in attendance. Succeed, and Fletcher will be freed from the kingpin's command. Fail, and Fletcher will be killed.
Zaria's fate becomes linked with Kane's when she agrees to help him with his heist-as long as extra jewels from the Crystal Palace are part of the deal. This is their only chance out of the hellhole they call home. There are just two problems:
Zaria needs that necklace as much as Kane does, and Kane has no intention of stealing extra jew-els. With the clock ticking and the two of them determined to double-cross each other, who will come out on top?
M. K. Lobb combines the dust and grime of nineteenth-century London with the dazzling glitter of the very first world's fair, a transportive backdrop to an edge-of-your-seat heist featuring allies who are absolutely imperfect for each other.