Books like Amongst Thieves by Quentin Carter

In The Name of the Wind, a young orphan named Kvothe tells the tale of his rise from street player to legendary wizard, recounting adventures, love, and loss in a richly imagined world.

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Six of Crows is a fantasy novel in the Grishaverse that follows a crew of thieves in the city of Ketterdam, a Dutch‑inspired port, told through the third‑person viewpoints of seven characters.

Gen, a clever thief, faces a daring quest that leads him to a distant temple of gods, where he plans to steal a priceless stone.

When a young writer discovers his grandfather’s tale of a military deserter risking life in wartime Leningrad, he learns how they gathered hard‑to‑find ingredients for a wedding cake destined for a powerful colonel’s daughter.

In Los Angeles, low‑level enforcer Ken Swift juggles dangerous romances and a demanding daughter while a high‑stakes job spirals out of control, forcing him to confront betrayal, blackmail, and revenge.

The Rook, by Daniel O'Malley, blends science‑fiction, fantasy, and paranormal elements to craft a fresh speculative narrative that invites readers into an imaginative, genre‑crossing world.

In South Central Los Angeles, sixty‑year‑old ex‑convict Socrates Fortlow gathers a diverse group to form a Thinkers’ Club, where questions about race, justice, and morality spark a quiet revolution.

Former PI Joe Kurtz is ambushed, leaving him wounded and his parole officer Peg O’Toole dying. With organized crime and police eyeing him, Kurtz must outwit both the Farino family and mob rival Toma Gonzaga to survive.

A gripping tale of grifters and con artists as a brother and sister team navigate love, loyalty and survival on Los Angeles’ illegal streets, while an ex‑convict seeks redemption and a brighter future.

All he ever wanted to be was a Good Son Shai Clark was an all-American basketball player with aspirations of one day making it to the NBA, but that all changed when his father was viciously murdered and he found himself thrust into the role of the new head of his family's criminal enterprise. After waging a war on the streets of New York that lasts nearly three years, it seems like peace is finally being restored to the land and Shai can get back to focusing on continuing his father's mission to legitimize the Clark family but little does he know it was only the calm before the storm. Not everyone respects his claim to the Clark empire, and when new and old enemies start to come out of the woodwork, Shai will find that inheriting the throne was one thing, but holding onto it will prove to be a far more difficult task.

Ava Dunnings takes a job with a maid service that pulls her into a dangerous world of a drug kingpin linked to her mother's death. When she is double‑crossed, she must confront the very enemy that haunts her nightmares.