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![]() A beautiful young woman vanishes, and the detective quickly finds she is not whom she claims to be. Is she a victim, a killer, or both In a country that tracks its citizens at every turn, how can two women claim the same identity and then disappear without a trace ( more ) all members Members Recently added by bookooboox, emottay, Kiwidesneiges, GeigerLibrary, llouest, JasonMa, Cr8on6, CeciliaBall, ChristinaAH Legacy Libraries Edward St. ![]() Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. See also 40 mentions Member reviews date votes Showing 1-5 of 25 ( next show all ) With wonderful insights into the day-to-day of life in Tokyo, a police inspector out on sick leave takes on a case with grave misgivings. A police procedural that slowly unravels the layers of what appears to be a case of identity theft and murder. With the help of family and people he meets along the way, the inspector untangles the many threads. Lots of diatribe re the evils of credit cards, lots of coffee consumed. Aug 22, 2020 Japanese crime story involves a disappearance and money problems. Kristelh May 8, 2020 Seemed very mystery focused so the not-related bits that popped up felt a little forced like I was just waiting for when that would create a lightbulb moment related to the case. I mean, yes, I get the meaning behind it but it just feels weird. Overall I felt that this started very promising but just kind of flattened out into a lecture about credit cards and it lost a lot of steam for me there. But it was interesting to see the different structure of things in Japan compared to what I am used to. Aug3Zimm Nov 12, 2019 The way the investigators boy partially knows, comes to know, and yet cant fully know the motives of the adult characters perfectly evokes the way no person can truly know anothers inner world. Inside this milieux we explore the way debt and credit create another layer of personae and motive - for people to tend, investigate, punish and escape in their encounters with one another. A world where a person can exhibit fastidious personal habits, love and be loved, while at the same time live duplicitously and in fear because of a ruined financial reputation. This world is the world weve created and the place our children will have to navigate as they search for love, home, security, community - the author leaves us wondering if anyone can truly connect with another in this place or reconcile past with present. Nov 17, 2018 A well paced mystery in which a young woman goes missing and the harsh realities of life as an independent young woman in late 20th century Japan are encountered repeatedly as the facts behind who is missing and why are extracted by a police detective on leave and the people and resources he musters, including his own considerable intellect and flexibility. Sep 18, 2018 date votes Showing 1-5 of 25 ( next show all ). Wikipedia in English (2) All She Was Worth Miyuki Miyabe Book descriptions Here is a deftly written thriller that is also a deep and moody (NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW) journey through the dark side of Japans consumer-crazed society. Is she a victim, a killer, or both In a country that tracks its citizens at every turn, how can two women claim the same identity and then disappear without a trace Library descriptions No library descriptions found.
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