Miyuki Miyabe is a best-selling Japanese author of more than 40 novels and the recipient of numerous mystery and literary awards, including Japan's top award for popular literature, the Naoki Prize. Her books have been translated into over 15 languages, including French, Danish, Russian, Greek, German, Chinese, and Korean.
"Miyabe is a subtle observer of a country on a cusp...Her American
readers can only hope for more chances to see through her eyes."
--Los Angeles Times
"First published in Japan in 1991, Miyabe's taut suspense novel
should win her new fans in the U.S. In the atmospheric opening,
magazine investigative reporter Shogo Kosaka, who's driving at
night through a typhoon that has struck near Tokyo, gives a lift to
a high school boy marooned on the side of the road, Shinji Inamura.
In the course of their rainsoaked journey, Shinji tells Shogo he
has psychic abilities. After they happen on a father looking for
his missing son, who's named Daisuke, Shinji has a vision of the
two men responsible for Daisuke's disappearance (and murder).
Despite initial skepticism, the journalist agrees to check the
teenager's claims. Japan's #1 bestselling mystery author, Miyabe
(The Devil's Whisper) keeps the reader guessing whether Shinji
really has special powers or is scamming Shogo, and maintains the
tension throughout." --Publishers Weekly
"Miyabe keeps the reader guessing...and maintains the tension
throughout." --Publishers Weekly
"This novel is a balance of suspense and mystery mixed with the
supernatural. For fans of Japanese crime fiction and Miyabe's other
titles, specifically Crossfire, this will be a good choice. A
strong title for any mystery reader." --Library Journal
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