The Republic of Thieves : Paperback : Random House USA Inc : 9780553588965 : 0553588966 : 29 Jul 2014 : \"With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, Locke and his trusted partner Jean have barely escaped with their lives. Or at least Jean has. But Locke is slowly succumbing to a deadly poison that no alchemist or physiker can cure. Yet just as the end is near, a mysterious Bondsmage offers Locke an opportunity that will either save him or finish him off once and for all\"--Amazon.com.