Lewis, Kayvion (Autor)
Thieves' Gambit

Beschreibung
The Inheritance Games meets Ocean s Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat competition brings together the world s best thieves and one thief is playing for the highest stakes of all: her parents lives.
At only seventeen years old, Ross Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans. But escaping her family business grand larceny to attend college like a regular teen proves more difficult. Her future plans take an unexpected turn when she s invited to participate in the Thieves Gambit a high-stakes competition where winner takes all. Ross isn t interested until a botched robbery aboard a yacht leaves her parents lives hanging in the balance. When no one else can help, the prize for winning the Gambit a wish for anything in the world becomes the only thing Ross has her sights set on.
Thrust back into the very world she was trying to abandon, Ross must find a way to outsmart the other players in a series of dangerous heists where killing the competition isn t exactly off limits. But when she learns two of her competitors include her childhood nemesis and a smooth-talking, good-looking boy who might also want to steal Ross s heart, winning the Gambit becomes trickier than she imagined.
Ross tries her best to stick to the family creed: trust no one whose last name isn t Quest, but this isn t a competition that Ross can win alone. Trusting the wrong person could mean the difference between her parents living or dying. In a race against time, Ross takes the biggest risk of all to win: trusting her own heart.
At only seventeen years old, Ross Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans. But escaping her family business grand larceny to attend college like a regular teen proves more difficult. Her future plans take an unexpected turn when she s invited to participate in the Thieves Gambit a high-stakes competition where winner takes all. Ross isn t interested until a botched robbery aboard a yacht leaves her parents lives hanging in the balance. When no one else can help, the prize for winning the Gambit a wish for anything in the world becomes the only thing Ross has her sights set on.
Thrust back into the very world she was trying to abandon, Ross must find a way to outsmart the other players in a series of dangerous heists where killing the competition isn t exactly off limits. But when she learns two of her competitors include her childhood nemesis and a smooth-talking, good-looking boy who might also want to steal Ross s heart, winning the Gambit becomes trickier than she imagined.
Ross tries her best to stick to the family creed: trust no one whose last name isn t Quest, but this isn t a competition that Ross can win alone. Trusting the wrong person could mean the difference between her parents living or dying. In a race against time, Ross takes the biggest risk of all to win: trusting her own heart.
Produktdetails
ISBN/GTIN | 978-0-593-69805-1 |
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Erscheinungsjahr | 2023 |
Seitenzahl | 384 S. |
Einbandart | kartoniert |
Format | 13,8 x 20,9 x 2,5 cm |
Gewicht | 0,373 kg |