The Frame-Up -- Gwenda Bond, Paperback

A magically gifted con artist must gather her estranged mother's old crew for a once-in-a-lifetime heist, from the New York Times bestselling author of Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds.

"Romantic, clever, and makes grand larceny more fun than ever."--Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of Book of Night

Dani Poissant is the daughter and former accomplice of the world's most famous art thief. There was no job too big for Maria and her loyal crew. The secret to their success? A little thing called magic, kept rigorously secret from the non-magical world. They seemed unstoppable . . . until a teenage Dani turned her mother over to the FBI.

Ten years later, with Maria still in prison, Dani finds herself approached for a job that only Maria and her crew could pull off . . . if any of them were still speaking to her. But it's the job of a lifetime and might just be the lure Dani needs to reconcile with her mother and be reunited with her mother's old gang--including both the love of her life and her former best friend.

The problem is, it's an impossible task--even with the magical talents of the people she once considered family backing her up. It's a heist that needs a year to plan, and Dani has just over a week. Worse, the more Dani learns, the more she understands that there's far more at stake in this job than she ever realized.

Author: Gwenda Bond
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 02/13/2024
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780593597736

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/13/2023
Library Journal 12/01/2023 pg. 77
Booklist 01/01/2024 pg. 45
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2024

About the Author
Gwenda Bond is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the first official Stranger Things novel, Suspicious Minds, as well as the Match Made in Hell, Lois Lane, and Cirque American series. She lives in a hundred-year-old house in Lexington, Kentucky, with a veritable zoo of adorable doggos and queenly cats. She writes a regular newsletter, Dear Reader, available on Substack.