<p>"A <b>remarkably assured</b> debut" <b><i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>"This is as much a novel as <b>a reckoning</b>." <b><i>New York Times</i></b><br><br>The characters are <b>alluring</b> and ... <b>engaging</b>. So too are the emotional struggles the crew endure as <b>they try to balance duty to family with their love for China</b> and the need to understand their own personalities." <b><i>Literary Review</i></b><br><br>"This is the heist novel we deserve. <b>Brilliantly twisty</b> and yet so <b>contemplative</b> [...] this book <b>will continue to haunt you</b> long after you''ve reached the end."<br><b>-Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of <i>Dial A for Aunties</i></b><br><br>"Portrait of a Thief was everything I imagined and more. The writing felt <b>close and intimate</b> and the characters felt like portraits themselves, <b>bursting with life</b> and delicately human." <br><b>-Morgan Rogers, author of <i>Honey Girl</i></b><br><br>"Grace D. Li is a virtuosic storyteller [...] the most