Description
A quiet business trip to Kobe turns into a disturbing mystery when a government bureaucrat receives word that his wife has died—yet the details of her death don’t match the life he knew. As he visits the shop where she apparently spent her final moments, he uncovers a nearby villa rumored to be a rendezvous for secret lovers, forcing him to confront the possibility that her past was far more complicated than his own. With Matsumoto’s signature psychological precision, the investigation unfolds through intimate character observation and the subtle pressures of Japanese social life, where appearances can conceal private truths. Blending crime plotting with moral unease and emotional restraint, this thriller examines love, secrecy, and the unsettling gap between who we think we know and who people become when no one is watching.
Available Editions
paperback
Bitter Lemon Press
Published Jan 1, 2016
224 pages
ISBN: 9781908524645
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Details
First Published
2016
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumoto.