A review by harrietj
The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

This was a fast paced and enjoyable read. I can't say the mystery blew me away, but the book carried me along at such a pace that it hardly mattered. I did notice a couple of things that ought to have been caught in the edit - for example, the misspelling of Gryffindor. For a book that trades so heavily on its geek credentials, and is so clearly written by and for people within the community, to get things as simple as that wrong, is unacceptable, especially since the book goes out if its way to explain each geek reference that it makes - even when perhaps we the reader could have been trusted to 'get' the reference ourselves. But Fred van Lente does manage to convey all the sights, smells, and frustrations it major cons accurately and affectionately, so overall I forgive these few transgressions.