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by Miyuki Miyabe
Sixteen-year-old Mamoru Kusaka has recently moved to Tokyo to live with his aunt and uncle after the death of his mother. Just as he is beginning to adjust to his new life, his uncle is involved in a late-night accident while driving his taxicab. A young coed is dead and Uncle Taiko is charged with manslaughter, even though the circumstances seem suspect.
Struggling to help his uncle, Mamoru discovers that the victim had been involved in a cruel scam with three other young women. Two of the four have also recently died in similarly violent incidents.
Several days after the accident, a powerful businessman comes forward as a witness. But instead of making things clearer, the man's testimony only adds more confusing lies and deceptions to an already puzzling case, as Mamoru races to save the last of the four women targeted by the real killer.
"Starred Review. Both horror fans and mystery fans will savor this spooky mystery and want to seek out Miyabe's other work." - PW.
"Miyabi's fourth English translation is a boldly imagined howdunit and a penetrating look at the problems of establishing and maintaining an identity in modern Japan. " - Kirkus.
"An intelligently plotted, deftly written exploration of the mysteries within the private lives of contemporary Japanese. Suspenseful and chilling. Just like All She was Worth, The Devils Whisper is a book I admired and enjoyed." - Laura Joh Rowland.
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Miyuki Miyabe is Japan's bestselling mystery writer. She was born in Tokyo in 1960 and worked in a law office before becoming a full-time writer. She is the recipient of numerous literary prizes, including Japan's most prestigious award for popular literature, the Naoki Prize.
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