Thieves Gambit, Kayvion Lewis
Thieves Gambit, Kayvion Lewis
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Thieves' Gambit

Author: Kayvion Lewis

Narrator: Jade Wheeler

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2023


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Kayvion Lewis is a young adult author of all things escapist and high-octane. A former youth services librarian, she’s been working with young readers and kidlit since she was sixteen. When she’s not writing, she’s breaking out of escape rooms, jumping out of airplanes, and occasionally running away to mountain retreats to study kung fu. Though she’s originally from Louisiana, and often visits her family in The Bahamas, these days you can find her in New York—at least until she takes off on her next adventure.


Reviews

Goodreads review by SK on January 08, 2024

Read if you like- ✔️ The Inheritance Games ✔️ Ocean's Eleven ✔️ Heists ✔️ Thieving competition ✔️ Rivals to lovers ✔️ Slow burn ✔️ Secrets and betrayals This was super fun and addictive. If I had time, I swear I would have binged it one day. If you were considering giving this a go, I recommend doing tha......more

Goodreads review by Clace on August 04, 2024

2.75! It's not necessarily a bad book tbh, it just failed to grip me and I felt as if there were more parts where I had problems than parts where I enjoyed it. What I liked: • I liked the idea of the book and how it was set and up + how the plot twists and ending complemented it. I feel like the au......more

Goodreads review by Esta on August 22, 2023

I’ve seen that the film rights for this book have been bought before this book has even hit shelves, and I understand why. Kayvion Lewis has written a really fun, cinematic, fast-paced YA action mystery-heist reminiscent of your favourite movies and books (think elements of Six of Crows, Inheritance......more

Goodreads review by Keya on May 28, 2024

One of the most underrated books I've read that deserve so much hype. I've never read anything like this before and boy, I'm obsessed now. Tell me, a book that has~ ᐅEnemies to lovers to enemies ᐅNow you see me x Oceans eleven x Escape Room ᐅShe trusts no one ᐅFast Paced ᐅBetrayals and they go on litera......more

Goodreads review by liz ౨ৎ on September 10, 2024

this is exactly the type of book i love. it was addicting, fun, hilarious, entertaining, and unputdownable. i loved everything about it! the heists, action, mystery, and competition had me completely immersed in the story and i loved seeing how friendships and bonds started to form between the chara......more


Quotes

A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick • A Read with Reagan Book Club Pick • A Black Caucus American Library Association Best of the Best Pick • A Colorado Blue Spruce Award Winner • A Texas Tayshas Reading List Pick • A Texas Lone Star Reading List Pick • A VA Reads YA Book Selection • A North Star YA Award Winner • A Read for a Lifetime Selection • A Green Mountain Book Award Winner • A Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Winner • A Delaware Diamonds Award Winner • A Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award Selection

“A propulsive, high-octane thriller that kept me guessing until the very end. Full of breathtaking heists, complex relationships, high-stakes tension, and characters I would follow anywhere, Thieves’ Gambit gripped me from the first page, and never let go. You won’t want to stop reading.”—Alex Aster, #1 New York Times best selling author of Lightlark

“This fast-paced heist thriller is incredibly assured with a blockbuster feel.”—The Guardian

“Thieves' Gambit is a masterpiece! I love everything about this book from the twists and turns to the international settings and the characters. Kayvion Lewis has created a fast-paced and dramatic story that had me addicted from beginning to end.”—Natasha Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of Skin of the Sea

“A fast-paced story about a cutthroat competition that brings together the world’s best thieves to compete for the chance to earn a wish that could change the world, Thieves Gambit also features a fabulous, easy-to-root-for heroine at its center.”—Paste

“Fans of Ocean's Eleven will enjoy Kayvion Lewis's exhilarating debut.”—PopSugar

“The ultimate competition between thieves tests friendships and family ties…the pacing is fast, and readers will experience the best kind of whiplash as the story moves from one heist to the next. The characters are also fully realized, and it’s impossible not to root for Ross as she tries to figure out who she’s meant to be. A fast-paced roller coaster of a read.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Debut author Lewis illustrates a captivating push and pull narrative that centers a girl yearning for a “normal” life while navigating a dangerous game where cons and trickery are rewarded…Fresh descriptions of varied backdrops, including the Bahamas, Cairo, and France, elucidate wanderlust vibes in this edge-of-the-seat thriller.”—Publishers Weekly

“The high-octane stakes will appeal to fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Ally Carter, and the twisty plotting is reminiscent of Ocean’s 8. This new teen criminal will steal hearts.”—Booklist