Thieves' Gambit

At only seventeen, Rosalyn "Ross" Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans. She has spent her life following her mother into the family business — a notorious Black Bahamian dynasty of globe-trotting thieves — and she wants out. Her attempt to slip away takes an unexpected turn, and leaves her mother's life hanging in the balance.

In a desperate bid, Ross enters the Thieves' Gambit: a series of dangerous international heists where killing the competition is not exactly off limits, and where the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world. Among her rivals are Noelia, the Swiss girl who has been her enemy since childhood, and Devroe, a smooth-talking British competitor who may be trying to steal her heart as well as the win.

The family creed is simple — trust no one whose last name isn't Quest. With her mother's life on the line, Ross has to work out who to con and who to trust before the clock runs out. Only one thief can win. Thieves' Gambit is the first book in Kayvion Lewis's duology and won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Readers in 2024.