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The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
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Michelle
Jun 10, 2014 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Imagine a group of con men--disguises, fake identities, the works--with a particular set of skills honed over years of discipline, training and research. Now imagine them in a medieval setting. Sound good so far? Part Ocean's 11, part Oliver Twist, Locke Lamora and his band of merry men run complex cons in a fantasy land.

The writing is clever and the worldbuilding is strong. You journey with the gang in both past and present tense, learning about how they came together and the capers they are p ...more
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