<p><b><i>Master thief, rogue and chancer Gideon Sable is back for another fast-paced supernatural heist - and this time he has the vault of a Las Vegas casino in his sights.</i></b><br><br>Judi Rifkin is one of the world''s most successful collectors of the weird and unnatural. In a London underworld filled with criminals with very special talents, Judi is a force to be reckoned with.<br><br>And Gideon Sable - thief, rogue and chancer - owes her a very large favour.<br><br>Judi makes him an offer he can''t refuse: steal her the legendary Masque of Ra, kept safe in a Las Vegas casino, and she''ll wipe the slate clean.<br><br>This isn''t Gideon''s first heist by a long shot. But with old grudges threatening to cloud his judgment, an unpredictable crew who don''t entirely trust each other and a formidable supernatural security team guarding his target, this job might be a gamble too far . . .<br><br><b><i>A Matter of Death and Life </i>is the sequel to <i>The Best Thing You Can Steal</i>,