Summary
Cassel Sharpe comes from a family of curse workers, people who have the power to change emotions, memories, and luck with the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they’re also all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists, but not Cassel. He doesn’t have magic, so he’s an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family—except for the small detail that he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.
Cassel has carefully built up a facade of normalcy, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416963974 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1416963979 |
| Author: | Holly Black |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 8 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 144mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Curse Workers |
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- “Fans of the author will revel in the sophisticated and slightly-more-realistic-than-usual approach, … fascinating and carefully developed characters, and lush setting descriptions.” - BCCB, starred review
“A noir thriller.” - New York Times Book Review
About The Author
Holly Black
Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the Elfhame books, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and the Charlatan Duology, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and a Lodestar Award, and the recipient of a Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula Award, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into thirty-two languages worldwide and adapted for film and television. She currently lives in New England with her husband, daughter, and son in a house with a secret library.
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