TY - BOOK AU - Scholte,Astrid TI - Four dead queens SN - 9780525513926 AV - PZ7.1.S336533 Fo 2019 U1 - [Fic] 23 PY - 2019///] CY - New York PB - G. P. Putnam's Sons KW - Kings, queens, rulers, etc KW - Fiction KW - Criminals KW - Assassins KW - Science fiction KW - Fantasy KW - Kings and rulers KW - Queens KW - Pickpockets KW - Fantasy fiction KW - gsafd KW - lcgft N2 - Keralie is the best pickpocket in all of the kingdoms of Quadara, but when she steals a "comm disk" and realizes a royal murder plot is afoot, she must learn who to trust and fast; Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but she's, in fact, one of Quadara's most skilled thieves and a liar. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara's most enlightened region, Eonia. He runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from him, putting his life in danger. When Varin attempts to retrieve the package, he and Keralie both find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that leaves all four of Quadara's queens dead. With no other choices and on the run from Keralie's former employer, the two decide to join forces, endeavoring to discover who has killed the queens and save their own lives in the process. When their reluctant partnership blooms into a tenuous romance, they must overcome their own dark secrets in hopes of a future together that seemed impossible just days before. But first they have to stay alive and untangle the secrets behind the nation's four dead queens ER -