The Lies of Locke Lamora

Extract: I began reading "The Lies of Locke Lamora" having heard a lot of hype about the book. It had a fantastic response to an online group read several years ago and a friend of mine said it was the best fantasy book she'd ever read. So I went into it with a lot of trepidation. The title has a misleading Celtic sound to it, though it's set in a pseudo-Italian world of city-states with gangs and a Mafia like organization of organized crime. Once I got over my preconceptions, I found the book exciting and highly enjoyable...