THIEVES' GAMBIT

Listeners will feel all the action and angst of this young adult novel, narrated spectacularly by Jade Wheeler. Seventeen-year-old Ross Quest comes from a long line of internationally famous thieves. She is planning to leave "the life" when danger befalls her mother. Now she must join an international game of heists to save her. Complicating the game is the presence of her nemesis, along with a British teen with whom Ross shares a mutual attraction. Wheeler captures the danger of each situation in Ross's wry, smart, exasperated tones. Her transitions between a lost child and a sly thief are perfect, drawing listeners into this world and making them question whom they can trust. Hint: no one. L.M.G. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2023]