Dear Thief

by Samantha Harvey

First published 2014

An unnamed woman writes a letter to her oldest friend, a thief who disappeared years ago. As she reflects on their volatile bond, a triangular love story emerges—one of passion, betrayal, and the hunger for connection. Haunted by the thief's magnetic charisma and the secrets they shared, the narrator grapples with the cost of their intense friendship. Harvey's lyrical prose weaves a mesmerizing tale about the power of memory and the ache of lost intimacy.

Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, contemporary-romance

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, lyrical

Tropes: triangular-love-story, unreliable-narrator

Period: 21st-century

256 pages · Paperback · Atavist Books

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