ARGONAUT BOOKS

Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan. Intent on revenge against a society that values corporate behemoths more than human life, the fire conspirators decide to carry out a heist: kidnap the CEO of Japan's largest beer conglomerate and extract blood money from the company's corrupt financiers. Reviews Hallelujah! Inspired by the real-life, still unsolved Glico-Morinaga kidnapping and extortion case which...Read More