An addictive literary puzzle that introduces an unforgettable young heroine plunged into the
twisted world of a secret society with a dark agenda. Lee Cuddy is seventeen years old and on
the run alone on the streets of Philadelphia. A fugitive with no money no home and nowhere to
go Lee finds refuge in a deserted building known as the Crystal Castle. But the Castle
conceals a sinister agenda one master-minded by a society of fanatical men set on decoding a
series of powerful secrets hidden in plain sight. And they believe Lee holds the key to it all.
Aided by Tomi a mysterious young hacker Lee escapes into the unmapped corners of the city.
But the deeper she goes underground the more tightly she finds herself bound in the strange
web of the men she's trying to elude. Aware that the lives of those she cares for are in
increasing danger it is only when Lee steps from the shadows to confront who is chasing her
that she discovers what they're really after and why. Part literary detective novel part art
history part conspiracy thriller The Readymade Thief introduces a singular indomitable
heroine and the arrival of a spellbinding and original new talent in fiction.
