“The phenomenon Kingsley is unstoppable, God bless Felicia!” — Antonio D’Orrico

“A new enchanting novel by the author whose book signings draw crowds as long as Taylor Swift’s concerts” — Corriere della Sera

England, present day. Nick Montecristo is twenty-six years old and has already lived nine lives. Having escaped from prison where he was incarcerated with the help of a generous and astute mentor, Nick once again reinvents himself as a freelance art thief. His culture, shrewdness, and unquestionable charm are invaluable in the field and immediately make him one of the most desired in the business.

The first client to request his “consulting” services is a wealthy English collector of rare books. Nick is to retrieve one of the few and coveted copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which years earlier had been tricked out of his hands by a baron-rival. Now that the latter is deceased and his estate has passed to his son, the time is right to get even. So Nick travels to the baron’s villa on Lake Como (Northern Italy) to carry out his mission. He has a precise and thorough plan, only he has not calculated Angelica, an unexpected contender for the inheritance. Young, beautiful and impulsive, Angelica is determined to take what is hers and drag Nick into solving a conundrum that may turn out to be bigger than them. And the gentleman thief may find himself seriously distracted by the attractive heiress.