From the author of the book thief comes this darkly funny and ultimately uplifting thriller which proves that anyone can be extraordinary. Ed kennedy is just your less-than-average joe who is hopelessly in love with his best friend, audrey. But after he single-handedly manages to catch a bank robber, he receives a playing card in the mail: the ace of diamonds. This is the first message. Four more will follow. But before this particular card game can end, ed will be changed forever . . . Will audrey love the man he has become?