Summary:

Luck is a measurable force that exists, akin to time or gravity. It has many effects on the world. Some people are born with good luck, and some with bad. Bad luck is treated like a curse, while people with good luck propel society forward, leading to scientific breakthroughs and technological achievements.

This protagonist suffers a life of bad luck, and supports himself by completing nefarious jobs in the criminal world. His work requires him to achieve perfection, because anything less means death. 

He soon makes an unsettling discovery and is left to uncover a continuously unraveling and intriguing plot by a mad scientist, all the while dodging the hurdles that his bad luck throws at him.