Fantasy
The Lies of Locke Lamora
A brilliant young thief leads a gang of con artists who rob the nobles of a canal city, until a mysterious figure begins killing the underworld's leaders. Locke's carefully planned cons are swept up in a bigger, bloodier fight.
- First published
- 2006
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a profane, funny, plotty fantasy with elaborate cons and tight friendships.
Skip this if you dislike swearing, graphic violence or a book that cuts back and forth between past and present.
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