There is honor among thieves...but only to a point.
Rivah Half-Elven is a master thief of the Court of the Masked King, the ruling thieves guild of the imperial city of Tar-Carmatheion. Yet her debts hang over her head like a sword that might fall at any moment.
So when a guildmaster of the Court orders her to take a job from a mysterious client, Rivah has no choice but to accept.
But the client wants her to steal the spell book of a fearsome and powerful wizard.
And when you steal from a wizard, death might be the happiest outcome...and it will take all of Rivah's wits, skills, and courage to survive.