A torturer, a hedge fund manager, and a reluctant assassin are among the strange characters found in "Transition," a work described by the London "Times" as unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful, and impossible to forget.

A torturer, a hedge fund manager, and a reluctant assassin are among the strange characters found in "Transition," a work described by the London "Times" as unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful, and impossible to forget.