"The Artist," by Linda Bennett, in Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers, edited by Judy Penz Sheluk,, Superior Shores Press, 2025.
The publisher sent me a copy of this book.
Nick and his boys are a team of pickpockets and they are about to test their newest recruit. Frankie is so good he claims to be an artist of the profession Michael, our protagonist ,is not so sure about Frankie, and he has good instincts. I can't say much more without spoiling things so let's just say the story is cleverly plotted and satisfactory.
