Advances in Lock Picking is a very short book by an anonymous thief who admits right away that he’s a better thief than writer. His tips: carry bent picks for angled keyholes, beware of copper picks, and heat the lock with a torch to even out the springs. The closing advice for thieves who can’t read is the best part.
Skill book
Advances in Lockpicking is a Lockpicking skill book. The first time you read a copy, your Lockpicking skill goes up by one point – later copies of the same title don’t give anything extra, so there is no need to carry them around.
Book details
- Author (in game): Anonymous
- Teaches: Lockpicking (+1)
- Weight: 1
- Base value: 75 gold
- Item ID: 0001B01C
More Lockpicking skill books
Proper Lock Design, Surfeit of Thieves, The Locked Room, The Wolf Queen, v1.
Value, weight and skill read from the Skyrim game files; locations from community-checked lists. The book text is summarised here in our own words – read the full text in game.