novelette · Caper
The Cinderwick Job
Cinderwick's best thief takes the one job she should have refused — steal a curio from the Ordinal's own vault, for a client who knows far too much about her.
1 of 7 chapters written
Content note: Adventure-thriller peril — chases, cons, and a very polite villain. No gore; dark like a heist, not like a nightmare.
A caper of the Gaslight Reach. Juno Vale can find anything and lift most of it, which is exactly the sort of reputation that gets a person into trouble. When a client offers her a fortune to steal a curio out of the Ordinal’s own auction house — and proves they know the secret that could hang her — saying no stops being an option.
First person, past tense, and quick on its feet. Planned at seven chapters; grown a chapter at a time. The whole plan, twists and ending included, is in the blueprint — read it if you like knowing the shape of a trap before you step in it.
Chapters
- 1 The Whistle
- …6 more chapters planned