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Updated December 17, 2025
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Anderson, M. T.
Paper Book
AN NPR NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the award-winning and bestselling author of Feed comes a raucous, slyly funny, and delightfully queer work of historical fantasy, based on a bizarre but true quest to steal the mystical corpse of a long-dead saint "[An] ...
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Six of crows
Bardugo, Leigh
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See the Grishaverse come to life on screen in the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone! Meet Kaz Brekker and his crew: Jesper, Inej, Wylan, and the star-crossed Nina and Matthias, on the heist of a lifetime in Six of Crows, from #1 New York Times-bestselling...
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Blacktop wasteland
Cosby, S. A.
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A New York Times Notable Books of 2020 Like Ocean's Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby's Blacktop Wasteland is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime....
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Tom's crossing : a western
Danielewski, Mark Z.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the bestselling author of House of Leaves comes a magisterial novel about two friends determined to rescue a pair of horses set for slaughter. "This is an amazing work of fiction. I absolutely loved it. At the heart you'll find a blood...
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To have and to heist
Desai, Sara
Paper Book
Simi Chopra is on a bad-luck streak. She's lost yet another job, her student loan debt won't stop growing, her basement apartment is a certifiable flood zone, and now her best friend has been accused of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond necklace. To put it lightly, she's desperate for a break -...
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The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession
Finkel, Michael
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century * "The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."--The New Yorker A...
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The housekeepers : a novel
Hay, Alex (Writer)
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The night of London's grandest ball, a bold group of women downstairs plot a daring revenge heist against Mayfair society in this dazzling historical novel about power, gender, and class Named a Best Book of Summer by The Washington Post * Good Housekeeping ...
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A gentleman and a thief : the daring jewel heists of a Jazz Age rogue
Jobb, Dean
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A captivating Jazz Age true-crime caper about "the greatest jewel thief who ever lived" (Life Magazine), Arthur Barry, who charmed everyone from Rockefellers to members of the royal family while simultaneously planning and executing the most audacious and lucrative heists of the...
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The stardust grail
Kitasei, Yume
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Save one world. Doom her own. Maya Hoshimoto was once the best art thief in the galaxy. For ten years, she returned stolen artifacts to alien civilizations--until a disastrous job forced her into hiding. Now she just wants to enjoy a quiet life as a graduate student of...
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Portrait of a thief : a novel
Li, Grace D.
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize Named a New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2022 Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by *Marie Claire* *...
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The wren in the Holly Library
Linde, K. A.
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Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, as well as exclusive endpapers and special design features. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run, a must-have for...
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Just watch me
Lindsay, Jeffry P.
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The curse of Pietro Houdini : a novel
Miller, Derek B.
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A vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult--that "has the ring of truth and the echo of myth...[deserving of] all the lucky readers who discover it" (The...
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The Picasso heist
Patterson, James
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Instant New York Times bestseller! "Weeks before thieves broke into the Louvre, James Patterson started promoting an upcoming jewelry heist novel. The Picasso Heist is now ripped-from-the-headlines relevant." --USA Today...
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Full speed to a crash landing
Revis, Beth
Paper Book
Amazon Editors' Pick - August 2024 Literary Hub - August's Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books A phenomenally fun novella that kicks off a trilogy of sexy space heists by New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis. Full Speed to a Crash Landing is packed with great...
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Beartooth
Wink, Callan
Paper Book
The Economist 40 Best Books of 2025 * Apple's Best Books of the Year * Hudson Best of the Year * Kirkus Best Books of 2025 * Wall Street Journal Best Mysteries of 2025 "Skip Yellowstone for this rawer version of the West."--The...
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