For the Book Riot 2016 Read Harder challenge, this title fell under Task 10 (Read a Book Over 500 Pages Long) and Task 15 (Read a Book of Historical Fiction Set Before 1900). 
 I was pleasantly surprised by this book, and not just because I was able to read the whole thing in two days! I don't often enjoy historical fiction, but I was quickly drawn in by the characters and their world. 
 I do give it a less than top rating because I felt the third part was not as strong as the first two, so I nearly lost steam and had to power through to the end. (view spoiler)[I think the first two parts were so interesting because each was told from the point of view of the deceiver, so there's tension and an uncertainty on who to cheer for: the clever trickster whose background explains their sketchy actions? or their poor unsuspecting mark? The third part was mostly told by a victim in a helpless situation, which was pretty grim. (hide spoiler)]