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_The Lies of Locke Lamora_, Scott Lynch
I like a good heist movie, and this is an excellent heist book set in a fantasy of Venice, with politicking aplenty and astounding cruelties; gorgeous costumes and fiendish tortures. The eponymous viewpoint character rises from the gutter to become an apallingly successful swindler...
I like a good heist movie, and this is an excellent heist book set in a fantasy of Venice, with politicking aplenty and astounding cruelties; gorgeous costumes and fiendish tortures. The eponymous viewpoint character rises from the gutter to become an apallingly successful swindler...
