The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch · 2006

In the mysterious island city of Camorr, an orphan's life is harsh and often short. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld's most feared ruler. Yet in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying. A dazzling debut of wit, grit, and audacious heists, this epic fantasy caper has been hailed by George R. R. Martin as a book that 'captured me right on the first page and never let me go.'