The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I first read this about two years ago and I really enjoyed it - kind of a cross between "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and "Oliver Twist" but set in an alternative world, somewhat like Venice in the 18th century, but with a small magical/fantasy element.
My memories of this were not clear enough to start book 2, so I decided to do a re-read and listened to the audio which is expertly and perfectly done. It is not often I re-read books, so it is a credit to the author and shows how much the "enjoyment" memory of reading this book remained even if the details didn't.
A great story, full of some black humour, a little bit of gore (but not too much), and lovable criminal characters.
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