The Lies of Locke Lamora

The young little liar was really quite interesting. Sadly, the book isn't about him. Instead, it stars the vaguely clever adult Locke being neither smart nor capable, instead relying on a suicidal stubborn streak. Which would have still been fine if the story hadn't persisted in telling what was coming before it came. And at that point, I think I still would have been happy if some of the world's mysteries had been addressed. But they weren't.