About this audiobook

When a thief’s heist collides with an assassin’s contract, the real deception begins. The Assassin Without a Name and Elizabeth West have never crossed paths before, and with good reason. Each prides themselves on working alone. But when the proprietor of a vanishing curiosity shop hires them both to recover a stolen artifact, they have no choice but to work together. The trail leads them from the city’s underbelly to a high-society gala, where trusting each other with their lives is the least of their problems. A mercenary turned acquisitions specialist named Varen Crost has the artifact, and he isn’t inclined to make their job easy. Getting close to Crost means posing as something they’re not. Surviving him means working together. And when the night is over, going their separate ways may prove harder than either expected. The Assassin’s Ruse is a standalone prequel to the Assassin Without a Name series.

Mystery

Thriller

Magic

Enemies to Lovers

Hidden Identity

Heist

Adventure

Slow Burn

Sword and Sorcery

Antihero

Conspiracy

Fated Mates

Audiobook details

GenreFantasy, Action and Adventure

Length2 hrs 57 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateJan 28, 2026

LanguageEnglish

About the author

Scott Marlowe

Scott Marlowe lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Mountain Biking Capital of the World, where he drinks extraordinary amounts of coffee, rides his mountain or gravel bike whenever the opportunity arises, and writes stories that often end in wondrous, explosive mayhem.View all by Scott Marlowe