‘Tokyo Swindlers’: Get deep into the minds of actual property con artists

Netflix’s latest TV sequence “Tokyo Swindlers” is a really completely different creation from Ko Shinjo’s 2019 novel of the identical title. Although showrunner Hitoshi One credit Shinjo for co-writing all seven episodes, followers shouldn’t strategy the novel as merely a written model of the suspenseful, fast-paced crime present. The novel is greatest appreciated as a companion work — a comparative, psychological examine into the character of the felony thoughts.

As Shinjo boldly explores the twisted psyches of varied con artists, readers ought to anticipate not solely ruthless violence but additionally appalling sexual gratification related to dying and cash.

Tokyo Swindlers, by Ko Shinjo. Translated by Charles De Wolf. 264 pages, STONE BRIDGE PRESS, Fiction.