Penance

Name: Penance
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781473620377
Price: 27.99 NZD
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By Kanae Minato

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Penance by Kanae Minato is a dark, disturbing tale of revenge and psychological torment. After Emily, a young girl, is murdered, the surviving friends cannot recall the killer's face. Driven by grief, Emily's mother demands they find the murderer or suffer dire consequences. This gripping crime thriller explores themes of guilt, memory, and retribution in a chilling narrative that lingers long after the final page.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy psychological crime thrillers with dark, complex themes and a strong atmospheric tension. Fans of smart, unconventional crime writing and those interested in contemporary Japanese fiction will find this book compelling.

The tense, chilling story of four women haunted by a childhood trauma from the international bestselling author Kanae Minato.

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Kanae Minato is a brilliant storyteller - Emily St John Mandel, author of Station Eleven.

When a group of young girls are approached by a stranger, they cannot know that the encounter will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Hours later, Emily is dead. The surviving girls alone can identify the killer. But not one of them remembers his face...

Driven mad by grief, the victim's mother demands the girls find the murderer or else atone for their crimes. If they do neither, she will have her revenge. She will make them pay...

From the critically acclaimed author of Confessions, Penance is a dark and disturbing tale of revenge that will leave you reeling.

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Praised as brilliantly original and chilling by David Morrell, Penance has been noted for its gut-wrenching thrilling pace and dark portrait of youth gone wrong. Reviewers highlight its psychological depth and moral complexity, describing it as a mesmerizing thriller that challenges conventional notions of right and wrong. The novel offers a spellbinding look into modern Japanese society and the darker corners of the human psyche.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473620377

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 April 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mulholland Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 171g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Kanae Minato was a housewife before her debut novel Confessions skyrocketed to the top of the Japanese charts and turned her into the year's bestselling novelist. A recipient of the Radio Drama Award, the Detective Novel Prize for New Writers, and the National Booksellers' Award, Minato lives in Japan.

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