The sea was wild and stormy, casting salt spray thirty feet into the air. Vita set her jaw and nodded at the city in greeting, as a boxer greets an opponent before a fight. It might take more than Vita’s ragtag gang of misfits to outsmart the city that never sleeps.Īward-winning author Katherine Rundell has created an utterly gripping tour de-force about loyalty, trust, and the lengths to which we’ll go for the ones we love. Expose the real estate tycoon for the crook he truly is.īut 1920s Manhattan is ever-changing and full of secrets. Steal back what’s rightfully her grandfather’s. With the help of a pickpocket and her new circus friends, Vita creates the plan: Break into the mansion. When Vita’s grandfather’s mansion is taken from him by a powerful real estate tycoon, Vita knows it’s up to her to make things right. “A satisfying adventure.” - Kirkus Reviewsįrom award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a fast-paced and utterly thrilling adventure driven by the loyalty and love between a grandfather and his granddaughter. “Vita tests her own limits, and readers will thrill at her cleverness, tenacity, and close escapes.” - Booklist “A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational adoration.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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