My second book by Fuminori, while not as dark as Evil and the Mask, still involves criminal and violent behavior, as the title implies.
This book was a quick read; I needed to know what happened next. However, much of the novel was a meta-examination. Through the eyes of the thief, we witness the consequences of criminal behavior. A lot of thought went into the details of the criminal world.
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