|summary=If you can manage to get past the plodding style then this is an interesting, unusual crime story that is less about the crime and more about the emotional fallout afterwards as the murder affects anyone and everyone who knew the victim.
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Further reading suggestion: If you're feeling in the mood for more dark and disturbing Japanese literature then cast an eye over to [[Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa]]