Thieves' Gambit

Summary: 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 mother's life. Now in paperback.At only seventeen years old, Ross Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans. Until her plan to run away from her legendary family of thieves takes an unexpected turn, leaving her mother’s life hanging in the balance.In a desperate bid, she enters the Thieves’ Gambit, a series of dangerous, international heists where killing the competition isn’t exactly off limits, but the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world—a wish that could save her mom. When she learns two of her competitors include her childhood nemesis and a handsome, smooth-talking guy who might also want to steal her 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 with the stakes this high, Ross will have to decide who to con and who to trust before time runs out. After all, only one of them can win. STRONG EARLY RECEPTION: Thieves' Gambit will be featured on BN Reads as part of their Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of September 2023 and Kayvion will appear on GMA the week of on sale. Thieves' Gambit was also a hit at Penguin Teen's Blockbuster night and has received glowing early reads with a 4.21 rating on Goodreads.HOT AUCTION WIN!: We won this hot acquisition in a major six-house auction over three days. Rights have already been sold in twenty-five territories. Kayvion has previously published one book with Parliament House, a small indie press, in 2021 and Thieves’ Gambit will be her first major house publication. A dynamic and inventive storyteller, Kayvion has penned the kind of pacey, cinematic thriller that will fly off the shelves. With a full cast of wonderfully dimensional characters, a slow-burn romance, and nail-biting international heists, readers will not be able to put this one down.FILM OPTION: We’re not the only ones who see the huge potential of this series. Film rights were won by Lionsgate in partnership with Temple Hill Entertainment in a heated auction where every production company vied for rights. Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) is set to direct.HIGH STAKE HEISTS WITH DYNAMIC CAST: For readers who love heist novels like Six of Crows, deadly immersive competitions like A Magic Steeped in Poison, Lore, and Caraval, and smart puzzle-filled challenges like in The Inheritance Games will be absolutely enthralled following Ross and her fellow competitors as they face off in a contest of smoke and mirrors. With lots of satisfying plot twists and a full cast of complicated characters you can’t help but fall for (but maybe that’s their master con), Thieves’ Gambit is chock-full of page-turning intrigue. GLOBE-TROTTING ADVENTURE: Ross and her competitors are swept across the globe as they compete in the Gambit from world-class museums to opulent galas in five-star hotels, and even an elite boarding school all in pursuit of a life-altering prize.SLOW-BURN ROMANCE: The romance here is SMOKING! Ross (and the reader) will have to decide if Devroe’s intentions are true or if he’s conning her in the ultimate play to win.MORE TO COME: We have two more additional books signed up, one of which will be the sequel to Thieves’ Gambit, set to publish a month after this paperback. We'll include a teaser to book two in this paperback.Quotes:Praise for Thieves' Gambit:A Read with Reagan Book Club PickA Black Caucus American Library Association Best of the Best 2023 PickA 2023-2024 Colorado Blue Spruce Award WinnerA 2024 Texas Tayshas Reading List PickA 2024 Texas Lone Star Reading List PickA 2024-2025 VA Reads YA Book SelectionA 2024-2025 North Star YA Award WinnerA 2024-2025 Read for a Lifetime SelectionA 2024-2025 Green Mountain Book Award WinnerA 2024-2025 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers WinnerA 2024-2025 Tome It List PickA 2024-2025 Delaware Diamonds Award WinnerA 2025 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 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 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.”—BooklistAuthor Bio: 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.Author Residence: Shreveport, LAAuthor Hometown: Shreveport, LA