A brilliantly written heist story set in Venice and Murano in the early 1800's. With magic. I have a deep love for the Vincents that only grows with each book in this series. Kowal not only writes a believable heist story, but she tells it in such a way that even the reader is misled and pleasantly surprised at the reveal. Looking back I can see where the text tells me something is going to happen, but it also provides sufficient misdirection that I think it was telling me something else entirely. The uses and limitations of glamour are played against the traditional heist roles in such a way that they are turned into very believable strengths instead. I always love a magic system that is able to do unexpected things in a manner completely consistent with all of the previously established rules.