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Four stars for the depth of research in this true crime tome about the disappearance and murder of Lucie Blackman in the summer of 2001. It is fascinating to examine a society through the lens of crime, and the author covers an impressive and frankly exhaustive range of concepts while building the story, from Zainichi Koreans to the murky levels of the Mizu-shōbai ("water trade" - the euphemism for the nighttime entertainment business in Japan) to the expected behavior of grieving families sudde
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Tough read. Dark, gritty, sad. I listened on audio-it was a free offering from the audible library. I think it could have been significantly shorter and I didn't live how the author/journalist inserted himself into the story so I gave it only 2 stars. I did find the peek into Japanese culture fascinating.
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Guilty pleasure of reading a true crime story. The ambiguities of the family and the Japanese culture combined to make this a fun, guilty read for me.
Interesting read - this is the same author of Ghosts of the Tsunami, which I loved.
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