"Into the Lion's Den (Book 1 in The Devlin Quick Mysteries"  Fairstein - 2017
 
A quiet afternoon inside the prestigious New York Public Library fractures into chaos when twelve-year-old Liza witnesses a thief slice a priceless map directly out of a rare book. While the adults miss the threat, Liza's tech-savvy, hyper-observant best friend Devlin Quick immediately intercepts the danger. As the daughter of NYC's police commissioner, Devlin knows that an attack on history is an attack on the city itself. Refusing to let the culprit vanish into the urban concrete, she maps out a rogue, precision-engineered stakeout that quickly spirals from a simple theft into a complex web of high-stakes historical asset tracking.
 
The concrete jungle turns toxic as Devlin and her trusted circle piece together clues that paint a target directly on their backs. The phantom map thief isn't just an art smuggler—he is a calculations-driven operator pulling the strings on a massive conspiracy that is far bigger than anyone anticipated. This fast-paced, razor-sharp psychological thriller forces the young sleuths to rely entirely on rapid-fire instinct and unshakeable loyalty as they enter the lion's den. Pushed to their absolute limits in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, they must outsmart a ruthless adversary before the trap snaps shut and cuts off their only escape.
 
 
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