What Song the Sirens Sang - (A Gideon Sable Novel) by Simon R Green (Hardcover)

About the Book

Gideon Sable is suspicious when a stranger brings him a priceless magical stone for appraisal. Some treasures are more trouble than they're worth. But before he can work out if he's been set up, the stone is stolen from its impregnable hiding place. How? And why? Only one thing's certain: no one steals from Gideon and gets away with it ...

Book Synopsis

The tables are turned on Gideon Sable in this urban-fantasy thriller, when a priceless magical artifact is stolen right under the nose of London's most legendary master thief.

Gideon Sable - legendary conman, rogue and chancer - and his partner in crime Annie Anybody were not made for the life of shopkeepers, even magical ones, but when the enigmatic Harry (magical proprietor of stuff of dreams. . . and nightmares) decides to retire, the pair are blackmailed into taking on his store.

Then, right before the grand re-opening of Old Harry's Place, a menacing stranger arrives - with a rare and deadly item for them to appraise: a small piece of rock, with an unnerving aura, which "Smith" claims contains the last echoes of the legendary sirens' song.

Some valuables are more trouble than they're worth. But before Gideon and Annie can work out if they've been set up, the stone is stolen. How? And why? Gideon only knows one thing for certain: no one steals from him and gets away with it . . .

The next instalment in the fast-paced, urban fantasy thriller series from New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows and C.K. McDonnell's Stranger Times series.

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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?

From the Back Cover

SIMON R. GREEN
WHAT SONG THE SIRENS SANG

You can find everything you've ever dreamed of in the strange, old magical shop known as Old Harry's Place. The problem is, not all dreams are kind.

Gideon Sable - legendary master thief, conman and well-dressed rogue - and his partner in crime Annie Anybody don't want to be shopkeepers, but when the enigmatic Harry decides to retire, he blackmails the pair into taking the store on.

Before the grand reopening can happen, however, a menacing stranger arrives - with a rare and deadly item for them to appraise. A small piece of rock, with an unnerving aura, which 'Smith' claims contains the last echoes of the legendary sirens' song. Before they can find out more, however, Smith vanishes . . . leaving only the stone.

Some valuables are more trouble than they're worth. But before Gideon and Annie can work out if they've been set up, the stone is stolen from its impregnable hiding place. How? And why? Gideon only knows one thing for certain: no one steals from him and gets away with it . . .

Review Quotes

A crew of criminals with hearts of gold and one of the snarkiest antiheroes to ever front an urban fantasy series, turning the murder and mayhem up to 11-- "Library Journal"

Perfect for fans of urban fantasy thrillers-- "Booklist on A Matter of Death and Life"

Clever worldbuilding-- "Publishers Weekly on The Best Thing You Can Steal"

About the Author

Simon R. Green was born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, where he still lives. He is the New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Nightside, Secret Histories and Ghost Finders series, the Ishmael Jones mysteries, and the brand-new Gideon Sable series.