Verci Rynax had promised his wife he was out of the family business for good. From now on, the bakery would be their livelihood with no more thieving hijinks planned with his brother, Asti. The truce with their old ally, Josie Holt, is still standing and they are looking towards the future. Unfortunately, that peace is just a façade as Josie has struck a deal with someone else and is planning to move a drug similar to effitte, called efhan, into their neighborhood. Can Asti and Verci, along with the rest of the Holver Alley Crew, pull off one more heist in order to preserve the peace? And how will the appearance of the Thorn affect the balance of power?

THE FENMERE JOB is the third book in the Streets of Maradaine series and part of Marshall Ryan Maresca’s overall world in which he has four interrelated series set in the fictional world of Maradaine. Marshall Ryan Maresca has started to connect the various series and readers of THE FENMERE JOB will note the crossover with certain characters from the Maradaine series. THE FENMERE JOB is best appreciated in the context of the Streets of Maradaine series as a whole, as the action is quick with not a lot of chance for new readers to familiarize themselves with the various relationships between the characters. I would also recommend reading at least the first book in the Maradaine series, THE THORN OF DENTONHILL, in order to fully appreciate the antics of the Thorn and his quest to rid neighborhoods of the addictive and deadly drug, effitte.

Asti and Verci are the main focus of THE FENMERE JOB but I love that Mila is really stepping out on her own quite a bit! I can’t wait to see how Marshall Ryan Maresca incorporates her entry into the University of Maradaine. Helene isn’t as prominent in THE FENMERE JOB, but I’ll be curious to see how she is affected long term by the events of this novel. Marshall Ryan Maresca doesn’t hesitate to play with our hearts, either, as the cliffhanger hinted at in the end has me anxious for the next installment!

Wow! Marshall Ryan Maresca once again creates a captivating and enthralling fantasy novel set in the world of Maradaine where friendships and alliances can grow or wane as the political climate of the underworld changes. I love the complexity of the Maradaine world as a whole, as each series allows us to see things from the viewpoint of a different constituency of Maradaine. THE FENMERE JOB is another must-read for all fantasy fans as Marshall Ryan Maresca has crafted one heck of a world with his four interconnected Maradaine series!