Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)

by Leigh Bardugo

Kaz Brekker didn’t need a reason.

“I’m a businessman,” he’d told her. “No more, no less.” “You’re a thief, Kaz.” “Isn’t that what I just said?”

“Yes, I know, then a tree tells you the secret handshake.”

“Alive? I’m not big on killing unconscious men.” “We could wake them up.”

“The life you live, the hate you feel—it’s poison. I can drink it no longer.”