The Robin Hood Thief
In the face of death comes courage.
When Helen Dawson gets 45 days to live, she becomes the Robin Hood Thief—stealing from the ultra-rich to secure her daughter’s future. But her biggest heist will either save society or destroy everything. (full description)
Science Fiction • Suspense/Thriller • Action/Adventure
For fans of Parable of the Sower and Little Brother
“Excellent writing, great characters and fantastic twist earned five stars. What if you had 45 days to live? H.C.H. Ritz runs with this premise and pulls readers into a crazy and sad world and leaves you with hope. Well done.”
— Diane M. Prokop, 5 stars, Amazon Review
About the Book
In the flooded ruins of future Orlando, where ten million people struggle to survive while the ultra-wealthy live in fortified luxury, Helen M. Dawson receives a death sentence: 45 days until a rare brain disease kills her. But for this single mother who’s spent her life helping others at a nonprofit, death becomes liberation.
Transforming herself into the Robin Hood Thief, Helen uses disguises and deception to infiltrate the exclusive parties of the “Entitled,” stealing more than just their wealth. Partnering with the notorious hacker Cobalt, she escalates from robbery to revolution—forcing charitable donations through hacked sentries and destroying mortgage records to give homes to the homeless.
As her condition deteriorates, Helen races against time to secure her teenage daughter Mandy’s future. But when she discovers Cobalt’s true identity, everything she thought she knew about her mission—and her family—shatters. With one of her victims closing in for revenge, Helen must pull off her greatest heist yet: stealing back the future itself.
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What Readers Are Saying
“The Robin-Hood Thief is a remarkable work of writing set against the backdrop of a polarized dystopian future where the wealthy Elite enjoy life while the remaining masses struggle to survive. But the crux of the story revolves around the concept of living a life worth living and the anguish of a mother estranged from her teenage daughter.”
— 5 stars, Amazon Review
“I wish I’d written this book myself, it’s so good. It’s set 50-100 years in the future in the U.S, in a time when the ultrarich have gotten richer and everyone else is desperately poor. Our heroine is a middle aged mother who barely scrapes by working for a non-profit, trying to do good for the world– and who suddenly finds out she is dying.”
— Amazon Review
You’ll Enjoy This If You Like
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Book Details
- Published: December 16, 2016
