Narrator Emily Rankin's youthful, brusque voice brings somber urgency to Rose's complex and winding prose. Her style fits a novel that is as full of difficult clues as an escape room and as full of danger as any murder mystery. Amid mounting suspense, listeners follow young Lee Cuddy as she steals and sells drugs, then becomes incarcerated and after that, homeless. At a later point in time, her involvement with art history, secret societies, and a far-reaching conspiracy threatens her at every turn. This deeply layered story has many moving parts, and Rankin works diligently to keep listeners engaged in the swiftly changing landscape. Ideal for fans of art, thrillers, mysteries, and darkly intense coming-of-age tales. K.S.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
“The most must-read of all must-reads.”*-Marie Claire
“A*kickass debut from start to finish.”*-Colson Whitehead, author of*The Underground Railroad
Lee Cuddy is seventeen years old and on the run.
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Betrayed by her family after taking the fall for a friend, Lee finds refuge in a cooperative of runaways holed up in an abandoned building they call the Crystal Castle. But the façade of the Castle conceals a far more sinister agenda, one hatched by a society of fanatical men set on decoding a series of powerful secrets hidden in plain sight. And they believe Lee holds the key to it all.
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Aided by Tomi, a young hacker and artist with whom she has struck a wary alliance, Lee escapes into the unmapped corners of the city-empty aquariums, deserted motels, patrolled museums, and even the homes of vacationing families. But the deeper she goes underground, the more tightly she finds herself bound in the strange web she's trying to elude. Desperate and out of options, Lee steps from the shadows to face who is after her-and why.
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A novel of puzzles, conspiracies, secret societies, urban exploration, art history, and a singular, indomitable heroine, The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of a spellbinding and original new talent in fiction.
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“A*kickass debut from start to finish.”*-Colson Whitehead, author of*The Underground Railroad
Lee Cuddy is seventeen years old and on the run.
*
Betrayed by her family after taking the fall for a friend, Lee finds refuge in a cooperative of runaways holed up in an abandoned building they call the Crystal Castle. But the façade of the Castle conceals a far more sinister agenda, one hatched by a society of fanatical men set on decoding a series of powerful secrets hidden in plain sight. And they believe Lee holds the key to it all.
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Aided by Tomi, a young hacker and artist with whom she has struck a wary alliance, Lee escapes into the unmapped corners of the city-empty aquariums, deserted motels, patrolled museums, and even the homes of vacationing families. But the deeper she goes underground, the more tightly she finds herself bound in the strange web she's trying to elude. Desperate and out of options, Lee steps from the shadows to face who is after her-and why.
*
A novel of puzzles, conspiracies, secret societies, urban exploration, art history, and a singular, indomitable heroine, The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of a spellbinding and original new talent in fiction.
The Readymade Thief
“The most must-read of all must-reads.”*-Marie Claire
“A*kickass debut from start to finish.”*-Colson Whitehead, author of*The Underground Railroad
Lee Cuddy is seventeen years old and on the run.
*
Betrayed by her family after taking the fall for a friend, Lee finds refuge in a cooperative of runaways holed up in an abandoned building they call the Crystal Castle. But the façade of the Castle conceals a far more sinister agenda, one hatched by a society of fanatical men set on decoding a series of powerful secrets hidden in plain sight. And they believe Lee holds the key to it all.
*
Aided by Tomi, a young hacker and artist with whom she has struck a wary alliance, Lee escapes into the unmapped corners of the city-empty aquariums, deserted motels, patrolled museums, and even the homes of vacationing families. But the deeper she goes underground, the more tightly she finds herself bound in the strange web she's trying to elude. Desperate and out of options, Lee steps from the shadows to face who is after her-and why.
*
A novel of puzzles, conspiracies, secret societies, urban exploration, art history, and a singular, indomitable heroine, The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of a spellbinding and original new talent in fiction.
“A*kickass debut from start to finish.”*-Colson Whitehead, author of*The Underground Railroad
Lee Cuddy is seventeen years old and on the run.
*
Betrayed by her family after taking the fall for a friend, Lee finds refuge in a cooperative of runaways holed up in an abandoned building they call the Crystal Castle. But the façade of the Castle conceals a far more sinister agenda, one hatched by a society of fanatical men set on decoding a series of powerful secrets hidden in plain sight. And they believe Lee holds the key to it all.
*
Aided by Tomi, a young hacker and artist with whom she has struck a wary alliance, Lee escapes into the unmapped corners of the city-empty aquariums, deserted motels, patrolled museums, and even the homes of vacationing families. But the deeper she goes underground, the more tightly she finds herself bound in the strange web she's trying to elude. Desperate and out of options, Lee steps from the shadows to face who is after her-and why.
*
A novel of puzzles, conspiracies, secret societies, urban exploration, art history, and a singular, indomitable heroine, The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of a spellbinding and original new talent in fiction.
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BN ID: | 2940172137839 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 08/01/2017 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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