Thieves' Gambit

By Kayvion Lewis

Book Overview

In this cinematic heist thriller, where a cutthroat competition brings together the world's best thieves, one contestant is playing for the highest stakes of all--her mother's life.

"A propulsive, high-octane thriller that kept me guessing until the very end."--Alex Aster, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lightlark

"Fans of Ocean's Eleven will enjoy Kayvion Lewis's exhilarating thriller]."--PopSugar

The Gambit invites you to join . . . are you game?

A Quest can't trust anyone in this world--except for a Quest. At least that's what's been drilled into seventeen-year-old Rosalyn Quest since practically birth. And for good reason--Ross is part of a legendary family of thieves who have built their fortunes collecting ill-gotten gains by pulling the ultimate heists. But Ross is tired of it. She wants more out of life, but on the night she plans her escape, her mother is kidnapped. Ross should have known payback would come sooner or later.

In a desperate bid to save her mother, Ross enters the Thieves' Gambit, a high-stakes competition for the world's best up-and-coming thieves, where the winner is granted one wish--for anything you want.

Ross only wants to save her mother's life, and she's playing to win. But in a globetrotting game full of dangerous, escalating trials where killing isn't exactly off-limits, Ross must use all her skills to outsmart her cunning and cutthroat competitors, including her childhood nemesis and a handsome, smooth-talking boy who might also be making a play for her heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593625382
• ISBN13: 9780593625385
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Fast paced, entertaining and thrilling

Thieves Gambit follows Rosalyn ‘Ross’ Quest, a 17-year-old highly skilled thief from a family of professional thieves. She is invited to compete in an underground thieving contest. She accepts because her mother has been kidnapped and she desperately needs the ransom. This story hits the ground running and takes the reader on a wild ride filled with twists, turns, high stakes heists, danger, tentative alliances, betrayal and exotic locations. It has a very cinematic feel to it, and, unsurprisingly, the film rights have been bought. I liked Ross. She was badass with a strong moral center (other than stealing, of course). The other characters were distinct and memorable. Thieves Gambit is a fast-paced, fun, entertaining, thrilling read. I definitely burned the midnight oil with this one. After that cliffhanger ending, I can't wait for the sequel and am looking forward to the movie.

Heist Hooked!

This was a pretty wild ride into the world of thieves and their families and all the twists and betrayals that come with it. Ross Quest is told time and again by her mother not to trust anyone who is not a Quest. But in order to win the Thieves Gambit she puts that to the test. There are times I had to suspend my disbelief (like the ransom being a billion dollars) but the heists were entertaining and so incredibly twisty (that sarcophagus!) that it was still a fun read. The way things had progressed with Ross and Devroe, i wasn't really surprised by the ending. I was a little disappointed in the ending being so open, mostly because I thought this was going to be a standalone. Plus the ending was so complicated with betrayals and truths revealed that I had a hard time unraveling it. That did not stop me from racing through this book though. But it was a good book and I probably will pick up the next one to see how Ross deals with the new truths and if she can find her own happiness.