Chapter 1
Heists and Homicides Excerpt
Attn Zoe Clarke: The Bank of Moon Grove is in big trouble. Percy Thornheart knows why.
I’d pushed back from my desk to leave the Moon Grove Messenger and my work behind for the day when both my computer and my cell phone dinged at the same time. I sat staring at the cursor flashing on my screen, unable to process what I’d read. How could a magical bank be in trouble? And who was Percy Thornheart?
Had it not been for the anonymous tip line the Messenger had set up over the weekend thanks to a recent string of arsons, I wouldn’t have bothered checking my p-mail — but thank Lilith I had. At first I was skeptical anyone would send us something worth pursuing, but boy, was I wrong.
I must have read the message six times before I wrapped my head around
