Honestly, this is my favourite book by Nakamura. I almost didn’t recognise him by the writing style, it was so different than other books I’ve read by him. 

Pickpockets are fun to read about when they’re this well written, I appreciated how he didn’t waste time building an overly dramatic backstory to this life of crime. The simplicity of the plot was also wonderful, it followed a very clear path and was well laid out. 

There is, of course, a few fun twists here. I think Nakamura did a better job creating twists in My Annihilation, but this novel had some wonderful heist action which was welcome opposed to his twisted/dark psychology route I’ve seen before. 

It was overall a great read, went by too quick, left me wanting more in the best way. Also, if it’s endorsed by Natsuo Kirino, you know you’re in for something great.