THIEF'S GAMBIT
A Tale of the Assassin Without a Name #5
About the Book
The hunter has become the hunted, as the Assassin Without a Name is forced from his usual haunts by Gwendolyn Goddard and her Black Guard watchdogs. On the run and out of patience, a welcome distraction arrives in the form of an old flame, Elizabeth West, who recruits him for a special Warder mission. The fanatical Jakaree are on the move, searching for an ancient relic so diabolical, the Warders are intent on destroying it before the zealots can lay a hand on it.
But the Assassin Without a Name soon learns that Elizabeth has something bigger in mind. Suspicious of her employer's true motives, she sets out to uncover the truth, leading them on a harrowing escapade across Alchester's rooftops, deep beneath the city's once grand temples, and into the sky onboard a Warder airship.
Where to Buy
Killing the Dead is available as part of The Assassin's Blade compilation.
Characters
Ao-utet
Jakaree priest. Second to Onius.
Assassin Without a Name
Witty assassin with a penchant for murder and fine wine. True identity unknown.
Atticus Drake
A founding member of the Progressive Society.
Braeden
Thief's apprentice. Member of Alchester's thieves' guild.
Elizabeth West
A thief. Former love interest of the Assassin Without a Name.
Falofogus
Warder imperator.
Geoffrey Belford
Captain of the Black Guard.
Malakai
All around scallawag. Informer.
Mason Gould
The Assassin Without a Name's brother-in-law.
Nathaniel Manes
Warder compulsor.
Olivia Gould
The Assassin Without a Name's sister.
Reubin Kariaktos
Mentor and teacher to the Assassin Without a Name.
Saminid
The Keeper. Collector of rare tomes and documents.
Samuel
Atticus Drake's driver.
William Wright
Inspector of the King's Magistrates.
The Series