California Bones by Greg Van Eekhout

In a reimagined Los Angeles built on the power of bone magic, nothing is what it seems. Here, magic is carved, stolen, and consumed — and Daniel Blackland is a thief born into its dangerous world.

When a powerful relic resurfaces, Daniel is pulled into one last heist — a job that could rewrite his past and topple an empire. But in a city where loyalty is fragile and magic exacts its price, surviving the job may be the real trick.

Darkly inventive and wildly entertaining, California Bones blends urban fantasy with the tension of a crime thriller — a heist story pulsing with danger, wit, and power.