After the damn slog that was the second Locke Lamora book, this was a nice change. It's just as dumb as the first one. But once you get over the desire to shout "That's not how that works!" a few times and put your brain into hibernation you're ready to enjoy it. Things happen, they happen fast and it's best to just go with the flow instead of looking for realism. Heller has an endless source of favors and highly capable friends and acquaintances which allows him to save the day once more, of course. And sometimes that kind of book is just what I need.