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Author
Publisher
Izdatelʹstvo ĖKSMO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Russian
Description
Gwen Proctor has always been willing to do anything it takes to protect her kids. But there are some things even she can't protect them from. When a violent incident at Conor's school brings the press to Gwen's doorstep, she agrees to take a case out of town hoping to keep her family out of the crushing media spotlight. The case is that of a missing girl, last seen getting into a truck with a stranger before disappearing. Gwen has a reputation...
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Author
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A triumph by Seicho Matsumoto, the master of Japanese mystery writing. A beautifully written crime novel that takes on the taboo of Japanese prostitution catering to GIs during the American post-war occupation. First published in Japanese in 1959, the novel abandoned the template of closed-room mysteries so popular in pre-war Japan to embrace social criticism. In a radical departure from tradition, the novel has a female protagonist, a housewife...
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