Too fascinating for an assassin related theme for how inventive I think the author crafted his characters and way of telling his story— bold, dark with a provoking perspective that highly observed on society and one’s morality as well the brutal side of a corporate world on what people would really do for power and money.
The plot brought me to uncover an engrossing tale of an assassin known as Consultant who works in curating a ‘natural death’ scenario for those who requested ‘restructuring’ service from his Company. He creates a simple, elegant with nothing obvious or messy murder premise that no one would ever expect that the subject was being killed. His plans always gone well that one day when he receives a request with a subject that he knows and cares about, he begins to question the role he plays in the vast, anonymous Company.
“I make death something tragic and realistic and satisfying at the same time. This is my expertise. You can call me a killer if you want.”
I was so intrigued with his backstory of how he started from a novice crime writer at a bulletin board to further consulting a real murder without directly involved into the scene. Bit amusing and quite satirical as he linked his musings through the capitalist and consumerism issues giving me a thought-provoking yet cunning overview of how business and power could violently corrupting one’s need and morality. Love the stylish nuance on its storytelling, those gist of romance and mystery also that enthralling list of his murder updates.
“By the time I began planning my tenth murder, I had stopped looking for reasons why my customers should die. It was a waste of time. Everyone had a good reason to die. And 'strictly speaking', no one's death is ever anyone else's fault.”
Bit psychological on the later part with an anxiety mess and distress that echoed an absorbing dynamic to both its plot and characterization— a thrill that attention-grabbing much to me as the Consultant unfolds his realisation on how easy the Company could submit for another murder and to how far he would go to escape and for them to stop him.
Truly a catchy read for a unique hitman composition especially if you love something related to societal criticism; somehow I like how the author was inspired to write this plot after the fall of Lehman Brothers when he witnessing a union rally one day with a banner written ‘restructuring is murder’.