Binding: Hardcover
Description: An Instant New York Times Bestseller! An Instant Indies Bestseller! A scrappy former maid and jewel thief must outwit gods injustice and her own past in this sequel to the Indie Next Pick Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. Let's get one thing straight - Vanja Schmidt wasn't trying to start a cult. After taking down a corrupt margrave breaking a deadly curse and finding romance with the vexingly scrupulous junior prefect Emeric Conrad Vanja had one great mystery left: her long - lost birth family and whether they would welcome a thief. But in her search for an honest trade she hit trouble and invented a god the Scarlet Maiden to scam her way out. Now that lie is growing out of control especially when Emeric arrives to investigate and the Scarlet Maiden manifests to claim him as a virgin sacrifice. For his final test to become a prefect Emeric must determine if Vanja is guilty of serious fraud or if the Scarlet Maiden and her claim to him is genuine. Meanwhile Vanja is chasing an alternative sacrifice thatcould be their way out. The hunt leads her not only into the lairs of monsters and the paths of gods but also the ties of her past. And with what should be the simplest way to save Emeric hanging over their heads he and Vanja must face a more dangerous question: Is there a future for a thief and a prefect and at what price? From the indie bestselling author Margaret Owen comes the thrilling next installment in the Little Thieves trilogy with all new interior illustrations from the author.
Title: Painted Devils
Author(s): Owen Margaret
Publisher: Henry Holt And Co. (Byr)
Barcode: 9781250831163
Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/16/2023
Series: Little Thieves