Name: The Thief
ISBN: 9781472105875

Fuminori Nakamura

The thief is a seasoned pickpocket. Anonymous in a tailored suit, he weaves through Tokyo crowds, smoothly stealing wallets from nameless, faceless strangers. He has no family, friends or connections, but his past catches up with him when his old partner-in-crime offers him a job he can't refuse.

The Thief

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An anonymous Tokyo pickpocket finds his past catching up with him when his first partner reappears in his life and enlists him for a seemingly uncomplicated heist involving a prominent politician who is subsequently found dead.

Danial Imran 

Taut, with prose that's frenetic. Imagery pops into the mind as I'm dragged into a flow that's quick and suspenseful. Scenes are stylish, as I read I feel as if I'm watching a movie in my mind. In short, extremely fun and entertaining. 

Half Yeti, All Man

Nishimura is a seasoned pickpocket, weaving through Tokyo's crowded streets, in search of potential targets. He has no family, no friends, no connections . . . But he does have a past, which finally catches up with him when his old partner-in-crime reappears and offers him a job he can't refuse. Suddenly, Nishimura finds himself caught in a web so tangled and intricate that even he might not be able to escape. Taut, atmospheric and cool, The Thief will steal your breath away.

Jake H

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, and is now reissued in a brand new deluxe edition. 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 doesn'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 can't refuse. It'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.

The Thief (Deluxe Edition)

Emilie 

S. R. Spencer

azliana aziz

Er betreibt sein Metier in den belebten Straßen Tokios und den überfüllten Wagen der U-Bahn. Er stiehlt mit kunstvollen, fließenden Bewegungen. Der Diebstahl ist der Kick in seinem Leben, das Gefühl, seinem Schicksal zu entrinnen – für den Moment. Doch seine dunkle Vergangenheit holt ihn wieder ein. Ein grandioser Thriller und eine dunkle, abgründige Geschichte über Schicksal und Einsamkeit.

Der Dieb

sarah

Karolina Södergren

Mirella Hetekivi

Nishimura is a seasoned pickpocket. Anonymous in his tailored suit, he weaves through Tokyo's crowded streets, stealing wallets from strangers so smoothly that sometimes even he doesn't remember the snatch. To him, people are nameless faces, potential targets. He has no family, no friends, no connections . . . But he does have a past, which finally catches up with him when his old partner-in-crime reappears in his life and offers him a job he can't refuse. It should have been easy: break into a penthouse apartment, tie up an old rich man, steal the contents of his safe. Nishimura plays his part. No-one gets hurt. But the day after he learns that the old man - a prominent politician - has been found dead, brutally murdered. Suddenly, Nishimura finds himself is caught up in a crime so tangled that even he might not be able to escape.