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Villain

"January 6, 2002. The body of a female insurance saleswoman is found in the southernmost region of Japan, at a spot rumored to be a home to ghosts. Shortly thereafter Yuichi, a young construction worker, is arrested by the Nagasaki police on suspicion of murder ..."--Publisher description.

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  • "Akunin"
  • "E ren"
  • "惡人"

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description

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  • "A female insurance agent is murdered and a male suspect is identified by police, but he espcapes with another woman he meets through his cell phone service."
  • ""January 6, 2002. The body of a female insurance saleswoman is found in the southernmost region of Japan, at a spot rumored to be a home to ghosts. Shortly thereafter Yuichi, a young construction worker, is arrested by the Nagasaki police on suspicion of murder ..."--Publisher description."@en
  • ""January 6, 2002. The body of a female insurance saleswoman is found in the southernmost region of Japan, at a spot rumored to be a home to ghosts. Shortly thereafter Yuichi, a young construction worker, is arrested by the Nagasaki police on suspicion of murder ..."--Publisher description."
  • "A young insurance saleswoman is found strangled at Mitsuse Pass. Her family and friends are shocked and terrified. The pass'which tunnels through a mountainous region of southern Japan'has an eerie history: a hideout for robbers, murderers, and ghostly creatures lurking at night. Soon afterward, a young construction worker becomes the primary suspect. As the investigation unfolds, the events leading up to the murder come darkly into focus, revealing a troubled cast of characters: the victim, Yoshino, a woman much too eager for acceptance; the suspect, Yuichi, a car enthusiast misunderstood by everyone around him; the victim's middle-aged father, a barber disappointed with his life; and the suspect's aging grandmother, who survived the starvation of postwar Japan only to be tormented by local gangsters. And, finally, there is desperate Mitsuyo, the lonely woman who finds Yuichi online and makes the big mistake of falling for him. A stunningly dark thriller and a tapestry of noir, Villain is the English-language debut for Shuichi Yoshida, one of Japan's most acclaimed and accomplished writers. From desolate seaside towns and lighthouses to love hotels and online chat rooms, Villain reveals the inner lives of men and women who all have something to hide. Part police procedural, part gritty realism, Villain is a coolly seductive story of loneliness and alienation in the southernmost reaches of Japan. From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • "Villain, the first novel by Shuichi Yoshida to be translated into English, is the story of a murder: a tale of desperation set in desolate seaside towns, online chat rooms and love hotels."

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  • "Translations"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Literature"@en
  • "Noir fiction"@en
  • "Popular literature"
  • "Noir fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "悪人. 上"
  • "Agin = agin : Yosida Syuich'i changp'yŏn sosŏl"
  • "悪人. 下"
  • "惡人"
  • "Akunin. 1"@ja
  • "El hombre que quiso matarme"
  • "El hombre que quiso matarme"@es
  • "Akunin. 2"@ja
  • "Akunin"@ja
  • "Akunin"
  • "Villain"@en
  • "Villain"
  • "E ren"
  • "悪人 : 上"
  • "Le mauvais : roman"
  • "恶人"
  • "Akunin : 1"
  • "悪人"
  • "악인 = 悪人: 요시다슈이치장편소설"
  • "悪人 : 下"
  • "Akunin : 2"
  • "Le mauvais"

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