A fast-paced, richly detailed fantasy series that follows master thief Locke Lamora and his ragtag crew of con artists as they pull off elaborate scams in the Venetian-style city of Camorr; the books mix clever heists and dark humor with brutal betrayals, criminal politics, and dangerous sorcery, exploring themes of friendship, loyalty, revenge, and the heavy costs of living by wits in a violent, corrupt world.