A building full of secrets. A key that will unleash them all The K Apartments for Ladies in Tokyo conceals a sinister past behind each door; a woman who has buried a child; a scavenger driven mad by ill-health; a wife mysteriously guarding her late husband's manuscripts; a talented violinist tortured by her own guilt. The master key,which opens the door to all 150 rooms,links their tangled stories. But now it has been stolen,and dirty tricks are afoot.For a deadly secret lies buried beneath the building. And when it is revealed,there will be murder.
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Publisher: Pushkin PressISBN: 9781782277729Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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Extraordinarily atmospheric Japanese thriller...Miss Togawa writes with economy,subtlety and an astonishing feel for time,mood,and the eccentricities of loneliness. An eerie gemAn outstanding puzzle mystery... The gradual,logical,but still surprising unfolding of the Russian nesting doll of a plot is a delightAs fascinating a weird yarn of mystery as you'll find... One word sums it up - superb!Fans of P.D. James,Robert Barnard and other literate writers in the genre will welcome this prize-winning author's first work... Superbly crafted and riveting from start to finishA twisted locked-room fable,made creepily seductive by masterful portrayals of the residents'eccentricities and hints of malevolent supernatural forcesA bizarre yarn of guilty secrets among the sad,mad and surprisingly bad occupants of Tokyo's K Apartments for ladies onlyA clever story... If you like creepy this will definitely be right up your streetStarts out on a high note of tension and stays that way up until the very endA clever,creepy storyThe PD James of JapanIf you seek a wickedly original,clever crime novel,a brilliant exploration of the weaknesses of the human mind,I strongly recommend you lose yourself in Togawa's acutely portrayed sketchSlickly-readable... jaw-dropping moments... Sharply crafted plotting... Is Masako Togawa Japan's answer to P.D. James James should be so lucky
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