Among thieves (Pan Macmillan)

Drothe is a Nose, an informant who finds and takes care of trouble inside the criminal organization hes a part of. He also smuggles imperial relics on the side.§Theres a book rumored to contain imperial glimmer (or magic) that a lot of very dangerous people seem to be looking for...§When Drothe discovers the book, he finds himself holding a bit of swag that can bring down emperors, shatter the criminal underworld, and unlock forbidden magic.