Thieves' Gambit

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.

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Praise for Thieves' Gambit:
An Amazon Best Book of the Month October 2023
A September/October 2023 Kids Indie Next List Pick!
A 2024 Texas Tayshas Reading List Pick!
A 2024 Texas Lone Star Reading List Pick!
Black Caucus American Library Association Best of the Best 2023 Pick!
A Read with Reagan Book Club Pick


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

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 a uthor 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 Magazine

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

A pulse-pounding thriller addictive. B&N Reads

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

"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 c ons 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