Con & Conjure

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$7.99 US
On sale Mar 29, 2011 | 336 Pages | 9780441020188

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The fifth Raine Benares novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the SPI Files series.

Raine Benares is a seeker who finds lost things and people. Ever since the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone that's given her unlimited power, has bonded to her, the goblin king and the elves have wanted to possess its magic themselves. Which means a goblin thief and her ex-fiancé—an elven assassin—are after her. To survive, she'll need the help of her notorious criminal family. They've run elaborate scams before, but none involving this much money, government officials this highly ranked, or a war this close to starting...

Lisa Shearin is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raine Benares novels, a comedic fantasy adventure series, as well as The SPI Files, an urban fantasy series best described as Men In Black with supernaturals instead of aliens. Lisa is a voracious collector of fountain pens both vintage and modern. She lives on a small farm in North Carolina with her husband, three spoiled-rotten retired racing greyhounds, and enough woodland creatures to fill a Disney movie.

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The fifth Raine Benares novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the SPI Files series.

Raine Benares is a seeker who finds lost things and people. Ever since the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone that's given her unlimited power, has bonded to her, the goblin king and the elves have wanted to possess its magic themselves. Which means a goblin thief and her ex-fiancé—an elven assassin—are after her. To survive, she'll need the help of her notorious criminal family. They've run elaborate scams before, but none involving this much money, government officials this highly ranked, or a war this close to starting...

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Lisa Shearin is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raine Benares novels, a comedic fantasy adventure series, as well as The SPI Files, an urban fantasy series best described as Men In Black with supernaturals instead of aliens. Lisa is a voracious collector of fountain pens both vintage and modern. She lives on a small farm in North Carolina with her husband, three spoiled-rotten retired racing greyhounds, and enough woodland creatures to fill a Disney movie.

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