The Swan Thieves is a 2010 novel by American author Elizabeth Kostova.

[3] The Washington Post said, "Kostova's new book, set partly in Washington, tells a rather simple story, and its characters, although they sometimes insist otherwise, don't change radically over time.

)"[4] The Swan Thieves returned Kostova to The New York Times Best Seller list.

[5] In the United States, the novel debuted at number four on The New York Times Best Seller list of best-selling hardcover fiction and remained in the top 20 for over a month.

[6][7] In Canada, the novel debuted at number seven on The Globe and Mail's bestseller list.