Niles Edison

Edison, a character in The Heist: Monaco book, is an infamous pickpocketer known as Eddie Quick and the father of Anton Edison. He is a potential member of your crew. He is first seen in Chapter 3.

Appearance
Edison is a middle-aged man with short gray hair, green eyes and fair skin. He wears glasses and has a light stubble. His outfit consists of a beige shirt and a gray elaborate tie underneath a light brown jersey, and a brown jacket, combined with gray trousers and a red scarf.

Personality
Niles appears to be old fashioned and believes that a thief should rely on fieldwork instead of hiding behind a screen. He also finds Ansel's methods distasteful such as when the latter had your first safehouse set ablazed.

The Heist: Monaco

 * Chapter 3: Pros and Cons
 * Chapter 4: Go Directly to Jail (Determinant)
 * Chapter 5: Please Point That Somewhere Else (Determinant)
 * Chapter 6: You Think We Need One More? (Determinant)
 * Chapter 7: Who the Hell is Ulrich? (Determinant)
 * Chapter 8: Grift Happens (Determinant)
 * Chapter 9: Of Course It's A Masquerade (Determinant)
 * Chapter 10: Now's Probably A Bad Time (Determinant)
 * Chapter 11: Hit Me As Hard As You Can (Determinant)
 * Chapter 12: Not Furious Per Se (Determinant)

Anton Edison
Niles is Anton's father. They don't seem to have a good relationship as can be seen either way if you chose to recruit Anton or not: If you recruit them both, they immediately start bickering if they are both in your crew. Anton believes that Niles too old fashioned, while Niles believes Anton relies too much on technology. They are competitive towards each other.

If you haven't recruited Anton, Niles will compliment you for not being 'daft' and states that although he sees potential in his son, Anton "has his nose just where it shouldn't be". He thinks his son takes too many risks since he considers himself invincible while Niles believes it takes more experienced people to do dangerous tasks.

Your Character
You can choose to recruit either Edison or Sybil to act as your crew's thief. Edison is fresh out of jail. If you choose him, he prefers Eris' choice of safe-houses to Rye's, noting that he has been in a few of the Rooks' safe-houses and Eris' would put theirs to shame.

Trivia

 * On his character card, he is addressed as "Edison" (his last name) rather than his first name, Niles.
 * In Chapter 3, he is kicked out of the Rooks by The Broker for stealing another member's job in Johannesburg.
 * If he is recruited, it is revealed in Chapter 4 that he gets seasick.
 * If he is recruited, it is revealed in Chapter 7 that he once broke out out of a Cuban prison using nothing but a fishbone.
 * If he is recruited, he mentions in Chapter 8 that he was a skilled Baccarat player in his youth.
 * If you unlock his good ending, he is accepted back into The Rooks. If Anton is also a member of your crew, he personally invites his son into the organization.
 * If you unlock his bad ending, he ends up hiding in a retirement home under the alias, Bruce Locke.