Thief of Night - (Charlatan Duology) by Holly Black (Hardcover)

About the Book

"There'd always been something wrong with Charlie Hall. Crooked from the day she was born. Never met a bad decision she wasn't willing to double down on. She may be good enough to steal a shadow from a tower, but will she be good enough to steal back a heart?"--

Book Synopsis

The highly-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black's stunning adult debut, Book of Night.

Night is made of shadows and shadows have teeth.

Charlie Hall, glue trap for disaster, crooked from the day she was born, who'd never met a bad decision she wasn't willing to double down on, may have finally met her match.

After defeating Salt and stealing her lover--the powerful shadow, Vince--back from under the noses of the powerful Cabal leaders, she thought she'd won. Agreeing to become the Hierophant and risking her life hunting down dangerous rogue shadows seemed a small price to pay if she got to do it while being tethered to Vince.

But Vince is no longer the man she loved. The tethering process wiped away his memories of the last year, leaving only Red--the ruthless shadow who spent years as a killer for a cruel, mercurial billionaire. Red doesn't remember Charlie and doesn't like her.

So when Charlie is ordered to track down the Blight responsible for a massacre at a local church, she's worse than just alone, heartbroken, and outmatched. She's vulnerable. In a world where shadows have wills of their own, the question isn't just how to survive. It's how to protect yourself from the one thing you can never escape--your own shadow.

Review Quotes

Praise for Holly Black and the The Charlatan Duology

"Black is a master at world-building." -- The New York Times

"Dark, strange, thick with mystery and twists--a story so believable in its magic, you'll be keeping one eye on your shadow as you turn the pages." -- Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House

"Scintillating prose, whiplash twists, and a voice of character that demands to be heard from again." -- James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Starless Crown

"A dark romp full of danger and shadows with a razor sharp heroine and vivid magic." -- Zoraida Córdova, Nationally bestselling author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

"A deliciously clever page-turner." --Paolo Bacigalupi, New York Times bestselling author of The Water Knife

"A dark and glittering cocktail of a book, heady with glamour and seediness, deep magic and desperate grifters. Black's spiky, irresistible heroine will lead you like a will o' the wisp into the dark." -- Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood

"A delicious, dark, adrenaline rush of a book. I'm already dying to see Charlie Hall's next con." - Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

"Heart, soul, and a bit of kink--Book of Night is smart, decadent fun." --Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize finalist

About the Author

Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the Novels of Elfhame, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Spiderwick Chronicles, her adult debut, Book of Night, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and the Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. She invites you to visit her online on her website or on Instagram.