Grishaverse Research Quest!

A list of books mentioned in Leigh Bardugo's acknowlegements and interviews as helping her research her books, made by a fantasy writer and Six of Crows fantatic🖤 Please comment if you know of more or have read any of these!

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created by Sunflower_Witch

last updated July, 2026

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Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists

Anthony M. Amore

Criminal Slang: The Vernacular of the Underworld Lingo

Vincent Joseph Monteleone

The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum

Sarah Wise

Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City

Russell Shorto

The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man

David W. Maurer

The Coffee Trader

David Liss

Comments

Booksiebutterfly

I’m disappointed I haven’t read any of these, but I guess that just means some more books on my tbr!!

Sunflower_WitchOP

Same! I need to get reading!