Abandoned by the God she once loved, her only recourse is to depend upon Mouse, the best thief in Jerusalem, to keep her blind brother, Cedron, fed and the landlord satisfied.
A Novel Stephanie Landsem. crested the hill, led by Silvanus. When he saw Longinus, he shouted to his men, and they surged forward. Silvanus's words came back to him. I had a talk with the lit- tle thief. Longinus gritted his teeth. he ...
The young man slipped Sammy a colorful chromolithograph of Rochester first baseman Harry O'Hagan. In August, O'Hagan had accomplished a miracle, still on the lips of every man and boy in America —a one-man triple play.
When a scientist he recently rescued from kidnappers is murdered, private investigator Isaac Bell discovers that a ruthless agent wants the scientist's secret new invention in order to exploit it to seize power for Germany.
Thank Christ dawn was near, and with it, another to stand guard during the daylight spell. Trust the accursed thieves not to strike this night. In the four weeks since he'd traded the warmth of his bed to spend the dark hours in ...
What you do in childhood may come back to haunt you. Stealing things from people who had upset her was something Polly did quite a lot. There was her Aunt...
Nothing is overdone and not a word is out of place in this auspicious debut," wrote Kirkus in a starred review of Instead of Three Wishes, the first book by Megan Whalen Turner.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • New enemies rise and desire burns in the latest thrilling novel of the paranormal romance series the Black Dagger Brotherhood.
A literary crime masterpiece that follows a Japanese pickpocket lost to the machinations of fate. Bleak and oozing existential dread, The Thief is simply unforgettable. The Thief is a seasoned pickpocket.
For use in schools and libraries only. Gen is plucked from the king's prison by the king's magus who wants his assistance in stealing an ancient treasure.
This edition of The Thief includes an exclusive piece by Megan Whalen Turner about her inspiration for the setting of the story, an introduction to the characters from the world of the Queen's Thief, and a map of the world of the Queen's ...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • New enemies rise and desire burns in the latest thrilling novel of the paranormal romance series the Black Dagger Brotherhood.