"This is masterful"--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"...no one comes out unscathed."--Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice and Tokyo Noir

"An unflinching deep dive into the darkness of humanity."--The Japan Times

"Pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes world of land fraud in Japan."--Asian Review of Books

A contemporary Japanese crime thriller unravels an intricate web of deception and greed, inspired by recent land-fraud scandals.

Takumi, grieving the tragic loss of his family, is drawn into a real-estate swindle masterminded by fabled land scammer Harrison Yamanaka. The target is an unprecedented $70-million property. During his pursuit, Detective Tatsu, upright as ever but nearing retirement, discovers Harrison's strange connection to Takumi's past. As the high-stakes fraud unfolds, the convergence of motives leads to a shocking outcome in this intense game of deception versus truth.