Penance /
Minato, Kanae, 1973-
Penance / Kanae Minato ; translated by Philip Gabriel. - First English language edition. - 229 pages ; 21 cm
"The tense, chilling story of four women haunted by a childhood trauma. When they were children, Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko were tricked into separating from their friend Emili by a mysterious stranger. Then the unthinkable occurs: Emili is found murdered hours later. Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko weren't able to accurately describe the stranger's appearance to the police after the Emili's body was discovered. Asako, Emili's mother, curses the surviving girls, vowing that they will pay for her daughter's murder. Like Confessions, Kanae Minato's award-winning, internationally bestselling debut novel, PENANCE is a dark and voice-driven tale of revenge and psychological trauma that will leave readers breathless"--
9780316349154 0316349151 1473620376 9781473620377
2016038359
Girls--Crimes against--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Revenge--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Penance / Kanae Minato ; translated by Philip Gabriel. - First English language edition. - 229 pages ; 21 cm
"The tense, chilling story of four women haunted by a childhood trauma. When they were children, Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko were tricked into separating from their friend Emili by a mysterious stranger. Then the unthinkable occurs: Emili is found murdered hours later. Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko weren't able to accurately describe the stranger's appearance to the police after the Emili's body was discovered. Asako, Emili's mother, curses the surviving girls, vowing that they will pay for her daughter's murder. Like Confessions, Kanae Minato's award-winning, internationally bestselling debut novel, PENANCE is a dark and voice-driven tale of revenge and psychological trauma that will leave readers breathless"--
9780316349154 0316349151 1473620376 9781473620377
2016038359
Girls--Crimes against--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Revenge--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.