Book Beginnings and The Friday 56

I'm linking up with Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings and Freda's Voice for Page 56. Check out the links above for the rules and for the posts of the participants each week. Pick the closest book on your book stack and join the fun.

The Beginning:

"Thief!" a heavy voice shouted from the door. That's rich one of them calling me thief, Veranaiz Calbert thought."

Page 56:

"He grabbed the cloak and pulled it out of the sack. As soon as he touched it, he had a heady giddy feeling."

From The Thorn of Dentonhill, A Novel of Maradaine by Marshall Ryan Maresca. I loved A Murder of Mages by the same author. The two are set in the same city but each follows a different group. I have high hopes for this one.