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A Matter of Death and Life

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Master thief, rogue and chancer Gideon Sable returns for another fast-paced supernatural heist – and this time Gideon and his crew have their sights on a Las Vegas casino.

Judi Rifkin is the richest collector of the weird and unnatural to ever grace London's underworld. And Gideon Sable owes her a very large favour. If Gideon can steal the legendary Masque of Ra, which sits on full display in the busy Khuffu casino, she'll wipe his slate clean.

To steal the mask Gideon will need help from some old friends:

The Damned – a seriously scary killer, who's staring down the barrel of eternal damnation.

The Wild Card – a man who can see beyond the veil of the material world.

Switch It Sally – fellow master thief every bit as wily as Gideon.

And, of course, Annie Anybody – the woman who can become anyone. . . and also Gideon's girlfriend.

But with old grudges threatening to cloud his judgment, an unpredictable crew who don't entirely trust each other and a formidable supernatural security team guarding his target, this job might be a gamble too far . . .

Dive deeper into the magical world of Gideon Sable in the witty, action-packed sequel to The Best Thing You Can Steal. This urban-fantasy series, by New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green, is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows and C.K. McDonnell's Stranger Times series.

Read all of the Gideon Sable Novels:

The Best Thing You Can Steal

A Matter of Death and Life

What Song the Sirens Sang

Not of This World

Where is Anybody?

|When infamous collector Judi Rifkin asks Gideon Sable to steal her the legendary Masque of Ra, tucked up safe in a Las Vegas casino, it's an offer the conman can't refuse. He owes formidable Judi a very large favour. But with old grudges clouding his judgment, and an unpredictable crew, might this job be a gamble too far?
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      April 1, 2022
      British SF and thriller author Green is probably best known for his Ishmael Jones series, but with The Best Thing You Can Steal (2021), he introduced a fascinating new character. Gideon Sable is a con man and a thief, but not the ordinary kind. He specializes in stealing things no one else can steal, things of an otherworldly, supernatural, or just plain weird nature. His target this time is an ancient Egyptian relic. And to get it he'll have to travel from London to--shudder--Las Vegas. Like the first Sable adventure, this sequel is a fine caper novel. The heist is meticulously planned but rather less meticulously executed--as is traditional in most good caper novels--but what makes the Sable books especially interesting is their setting: an alternate version of our world, where ghosts and people with unique abilities coexist with ordinary humans. It's a wonderfully imagined setting, which will be no surprise for those familiar with Green's oeuvre. The Sable novels make perfect fare for fans of urban fantasy, thrillers, or caper novels (or, especially, blends of all three).

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