"Company of Thieves", the first novel from playwright Gil Roscoe, is a fast-paced, fiendishly-plotted caper that will keep readers entertained -- and guessing -- from first page to last.Meet Warren Allison, a former two-bit trickster who's ready to clean up his act once and for all. He's got an honest job, meager savings, and a respectable girlfriend who bears no resemblance to Maggie, the glorious grifter who slipped through his fingers.Then the trouble begins. First comes a cryptic phone call. Next, a clandestine meeting with an enigmatic stranger. A glimpse at a photograph that bears a shocking resemblance to his vanished ex. Now the scam of a lifetime beckons. Little by little, Warren loses his toehold on the straight and narrow, poised to plunge headlong into a familiar world ruled by greed and deceit.