Kat Barber is a slow-moving accident, bargaining for her freedom with things that don't belong to her. Things that belonged to her mentor, art thief and con man Charlie Mock.
Wei Topeté has been chasing Charlie Mock for what feels like half her career. She's close to the end of the investigation, Charlie's in jail and they have his heir apparent under twenty-four-hour surveillance. Only everything goes sideways, and Charlie's estate—Wei's smoking gun—goes missing.
Marcey Daniels just wants her best friend back, a desire that's looking less and less likely. Until the moment everything changed: Charlie Mock died in prison and left Marcey something. A book. With it comes the key to a storage locker and the opening notes of a job that could solve all her problems.