The Thief - Fuminori Nakamura, Satoko Izumo (translator)

Fuminori Nakamura, Satoko Izumo (translator)

Category: Thriller

Narrator: Charlie Thurston

Tags: Thriller, Contemporary

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 that sometimes he doesnt 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 cant refuse. Its an easy job: tie up an old rich man and steal the contents of a 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.