The story of two young men on an impossible adventure

...splendid...Benioff has produced a funny, sad, and thrilling novel. A-”
Entertainment Weekly

A deft storyteller...If Thieves were a movie, it would start out like ‘Schindler’s List’ and end up like ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark.’”
People

Benioff blends humor and horror expertly...the dialogue is as funny and sharp as he wants it to be?”
San Francisco Chronicle


City of Thieves is flat-out great.”
Men’s Journal

Very compelling. A great story and I’ve already seen the movie in my head!”
Lilla Weinberger, Reader’s Books

…an extremely gripping, enjoyable book.”
Martin Sorensen, Keplers


David Benioff was born and raised in New York City. He adapted his first novel, The 25th Hour, into the feature film directed by Spike Lee. With many other screenplays to his credit, he is also the writer of the forthcoming films, Brothers and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Stories from his critically acclaimed collection When the Nines Roll Over appeared in Best New American Voices and The Best Nonrequired American Reading. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.