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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Thieves
659 books — 1,257 voters
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecEmpire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirHall of Smoke by H.M. Long
Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
210 books — 242 voters

Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
52 Book Club 2025: #5 - Plot Includes A Heist
190 books — 141 voters
Magic Bites by Ilona AndrewsMoon Called by Patricia BriggsAngels' Blood by Nalini SinghDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisMagic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Paranormal mysteries/investigations
187 books — 43 voters

If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney SheldonHeist Society by Ally CarterFaking It by Jennifer CrusieUncommon Criminals by Ally CarterSweet Revenge by Nora Roberts
Books with con women and female thieves.
80 books — 41 voters
The Secret by Julie GarwoodOutlander by Diana GabaldonA Thief & A Gentlewoman by Clare SagerThe Girl from Ithaca by Cherry GregoryDevil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
Confident and bold heroines in historical romances.
48 books — 34 voters

Ransom by Julie GarwoodJade Island by Elizabeth LowellAmber Beach by Elizabeth LowellPearl Cove by Elizabeth LowellGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
All That Sparkles Romances—Hero or Heroine is a Jewelry Designer, Jewel Thief, Gemologist, or in a Story About Jewels
176 books — 32 voters
The Matters of Friendship by Rona D. DrinkardStealing Heaven by Elizabeth ScottKlepto by Jenny PollackLife After Theft by Aprilynne PikeTrinkets by Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith
Teenage Kleptomaniacs
52 books — 32 voters

Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLeanThe Lady Thief of Belgravia by Allison GreyA Lily Among Thorns by Rose LernerClaiming the Courtesan by Anna CampbellThe Emperor's Conspiracy by Michelle Diener
Ladies of the Underworld in Historical Romance
30 books — 31 voters
Advanced Lock Picking Secrets by Steven HamptonSurveillance Countermeasures by ACM IV Security ServicesSafecracker by Ryan WickOPEN IN THIRTY SECONDS by Marc Weber TobiasThe Art of Intrusion by Kevin D. Mitnick
How to be a criminal
130 books — 28 voters

Flirting With Danger by Suzanne EnochBillionaires Prefer Blondes by Suzanne EnochA Touch of Minx by Suzanne EnochTwice the Temptation by Suzanne EnochDon't Look Down by Suzanne Enoch
Burgle: Thieves in Contemporary Romance
55 books — 26 voters
Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth HoytAn Honorable Thief by Anne GracieWhen She Said I Do by Celeste BradleyAll Through the Night by Connie BrockwayCaptured by Victoria Lynne
Nab: Thieves in Historical Romance
72 books — 23 voters

Sing Me Forgotten by Jessica S. OlsonMist Bound by Daryl KhoLast Memoria by Rachel Emma ShawMoojag and the Lost Memories by N.E. McMorranScars of Cereba by Rachel Emma Shaw
Books about Memory Thieves
15 books — 22 voters
Theft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanHeir of Novron by Michael J. SullivanRise of Empire by Michael J. SullivanThe Crown Tower by Michael J. SullivanThe Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan
Novels of Michael J. Sullivan
16 books — 19 voters

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMadame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Classics of Bad Behaviour
25 books — 18 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoHeist Society by Ally CarterThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanUncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
Thievery Tales
32 books — 14 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Tramp Abroad by Mark TwainThe Robber Bride by Margaret AtwoodThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanMy Lady Thief by Emily May
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
60 books — 10 voters
Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerMasques by Patricia BriggsCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Lady Thief/ Street Rat
25 books — 9 voters

The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultThe Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
Elderly Villains
29 books — 8 voters
Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoStolen Brilliance by Michael G. ColburnThe Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiGangsta Granny by David WalliamsThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Books with Heists
14 books — 8 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienOliver Twist by Charles DickensJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Arabian Nights by Anonymous
Inspirational books for Thieves & Rogues
32 books — 7 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeThe Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchThe Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Books with 'Thief' in the Title
149 books — 4 voters

The Boy Who Steals Houses by C.G. DrewsThief by Alexa RileyGen Pop by Lani Lynn Vale
Mama I'm in love with a criminal
3 books — 1 voter
Flashman by George MacDonald FraserFlashman at the Charge by George MacDonald FraserFlash for Freedom by George MacDonald FraserFlashman and the Mountain of Light by George MacDonald FraserFlashman in the Great Game by George MacDonald Fraser
Flashman!
13 books — 1 voter

Foundryside by Robert Jackson BennettAll Through the Night by Connie BrockwayNaked in Death by J.D. Robb
Arrested for Stealing... My Heart
3 books — 1 voter

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