House of thieves : a novel

In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn't have any connection to thenotorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city.

Butwhen John Cross's son racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent'sGent's, Cross must pay it back himself.

All he has to do is use his insideknowledge of high society mansions and museums to craft a robbery even thesmartest detectives won't solve.

The take better include some cash too: thebigger the payout, the faster this will be over.

With a newfound talent forsniffing out vulnerable and lucrative targets, Cross becomes invaluable to thegang.

But Cross's entire life has become a balancing act, and it will only takeone mistake for it all to come crashing down and for his family to go down too.