Six of Crows

One sentence synopsis... A familiar set-up - charismatic leader assembled a gang of misfits to pull off a heist against impossible odds - well executed, closely plotted, and snappily written. .

Read it if you like... ‘Ocean's Eleven''s crew of exceptional criminals, meets ‘Avengers' unlikely groupings and humor, plus Brandon Sanderson's ‘Mistborn' series sprinkling of fantasy. .

Dream casting... Bill Skarsgård as criminal mastermind Kaz Brekker, Barbie Ferreira as the resourceful Nina Zenik, and Alfred Enoch as sharpshooter Jesper Fahey.