Little Thieves
core novel 2021 Little Thieves
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.21 (28,423 ratings, collected 2026-08-19) |
| Page count | 512 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250191908 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Little Thieves opens the trilogy with Vanja Schmidt, a former maid who has spent the past year impersonating Princess Gisele using a set of enchanted pearls, leading a double life as counterfeit royalty by day and the notorious jewel thief known as the Pfennigeist by night. Arriving at a manor for an anniversary celebration hosted by a count and countess who believe their home well guarded against the thief's recent string of robberies among the nobility, Vanja sees the evening as another opportunity to profit at her hosts' expense. When her long-running deception finally catches up with her, she is cursed by her estranged godmothers, Death and Fortune, to slowly turn into jewels, and must find a way to make amends for her thefts before the curse consumes her entirely.
Where it sits
- Universe: Little Thieves
- Series: The Little Thieves Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Margaret Owen
Notes
- From the series record (The Little Thieves Trilogy): A Grimm's "The Goose Girl" retelling told from the antagonist's point of view; Vanja Schmidt, raised by the gods Death and Fortune, impersonates a princess while moonlighting as a jewel thief. Holy Terrors (2025) concludes the trilogy.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Little Thieves Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Painted Devils (2023)
Sources
- Rating-platform listing: Little Thieves series
- Reactor review: Holy Terrors
- https://margaret-owen.com/little-thieves/
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