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Six of Crows | November 18, 2015

by Leigh Bardugo (Macmillan, September 2015)

Kaz Brekker, criminal mastermind and expert thief, has the opportunity of a lifetime to plan and execute the ultimate heist. Success means riches beyond his wildest dreams, but failure means certain death. He can’t do it alone, so Kaz assembles his perfect team: Inej, an untraceable thief known as the Wraith; Nina, a Heartrender who can use her powers to heal or to kill; Jesper, a sharpshooting gambler who harbors a secret; Matthias, a convict who seeks revenge and will do anything to go home; and Wylan, a runaway with a privileged past. Together, this gang of outcasts must rescue a prisoner from the most secure fortress in the world. But the deadly defenses of the prison aren’t the only things standing in their way. The more time this band of thieves spends together, the closer they come to tearing each other apart. As tension mounts and secrets are revealed, they must overcome their differences and trust each other, or face failure and death.

Leigh Bardugo returns to the world of the Grisha introduced in Shadow and Bone (Macmillan, 2012), but readers don’t need to have read the Grisha Trilogy to fall in love with Six of Crows. Told in alternating perspectives, this intricately detailed heist is equal parts mystery, suspense, and fantasy swirled together to form a page-turning thriller that’s gripping until the very last sentence. Bardugo sprinkles hints and clues throughout the book, inspiring readers to reread again and again to memorize every detail as they eagerly await the sequel.