For fans of Six of Crows and The Familiar, this high-stakes, winner-takes-all heist story is perfect for you! Travel back to the gilded world of 1500s Florence, where the sinister Medici family has an inescapable grasp on the city. Follow four talented grifters, each with their own complicated pasts, as they plot the most difficult, most thrilling heist of the century. Schneiderhan’s cinematic prose is full of family drama, quirky rivals-to-lovers romance, conversations on wealth and authority, and, to one’s surprise, cameo appearances by Michaelangelo. Medici Heist is full of charm and calculated wit, perfect for young adult and adult readers who love a bit of Robin Hood-esque thievery.
Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan, (List Price: $13.99, Square Fish, 9781250907172, August 2025)
Reviewed by Catherine Pabalate, Epilogue: Books Chocolate Brews in Chapel Hill, North Carolina