Fuminori Nakamura,Satoko Izumo,Stephen Coates
A literary crime masterpiece that follows a Japanese pickpocket lost to the machinations of fate. Bleak and oozing existential dread, The Thief is simply unforgettable. ,The Thief is a seasoned pickpocket. Anonymous in his tailored suit, he weaves in and out of Tokyo crowds, stealing wallets from strangers so smoothly sometimes he doesnâ€™t even remember the snatch. Most people are just a blur to him, nameless faces from whom he chooses his victims. He has no family, no friends, no connections.... But he does have a past, which finally catches up with him when Ishikawa, his first partner, reappears in his life, and offers him a job he canâ€™t refuse. Itâ€™s an easy job: tie up an old rich man, steal the contents of the safe. No one gets hurt. Only the day after the job does he learn that the old man was a prominent politician, and that he was brutally killed after the robbery. And now the Thief is caught in a tangle even he might not be able to escape.
Fiction,Cultural,Japan,Mystery,Crime,Mystery,Asian Literature,Japanese Literature,Thriller,Mystery,Noir,Cultural,Asia,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Contemporary
The Thief