Since curse work is illegal, they’re all criminals. Cassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, all by the slightest touch of their hands. He hasn’t got the magic touch, so he’s an outsider—the straight kid in a crooked family—as long as you ignore one small detail: He killed his best friend, Lila. But not Cassel. He also notices that his brothers are keeping secrets from him. Now he is sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat. To find out the truth, Cassel will have to outcon the conmen. As Cassel begins to suspect he’s part of one huge con game, he must unravel his past and his memories. 2011