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Slowly, the answers are uncovered by sixteen-year-old Mamoru, the nephew of the taxi driver currently being held by the police on charges of manslaughter for the death of the third victim. Determined to help his uncle, the enterprising young protagonist discovers that the girl killed by his uncle's taxi had participated in a devious scam. Slowly, the answers are uncovered by sixteen-year-old Mamoru, the nephew of the taxi driver currently being held by the police on charges of manslaughter for the death of the third victim. Determined to help his uncle,
Publication
Kodansha International Ltd (2010), 264 pages
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LibraryThing member kewing
A somewhat convoluted mystery with lots of misdirection, but many clues about the right direction. The Japanese value of family honor is a central theme. The end is too pat.
LibraryThing member JackFrost
Miyabe has a knack for making the unbelievable believable, at least for short periods of time. Rather than identity thieves or pyrokinetics, this new novel deals with the concept of forced suicide and the methods that make it possible. Also dealt with are the ideas of family honor and shame, and
Interesting concepts, interesting ending. The author has dozens of novels under her belt in her native Japanese, though only five have been translated into English so far. I'm looking forward to more.
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the notion of "the sins of the father are the sins of the son."Interesting concepts, interesting ending. The author has dozens of novels under her belt in her native Japanese, though only five have been translated into English so far. I'm looking forward to more.
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LibraryThing member doryfish
Not the best mystery ever, but very fun and fast to read. The story has all the believability of a Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode, if you know what I mean. The murderer's modus operandi is especially a bit of a stretch, but I give Miyabe props for 1) a reveal I never saw coming and 2) keeping
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me invested enough that I didn't care about the shortcomings. The story is derailed a little side plots that could have been incorporated into the grander scheme, but overall this is by a good book if you have time to kill. Show Less
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Japanese
Original publication date
1989 (original Japanese)
2007 (English: Iwabuchi)
Physical description
264 p.; 8.2 inches
ISBN
4770031173 / 9784770031174