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Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight

By Riku Onda
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Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda is a gripping psychological thriller exploring the intricate dynamics of a relationship tangled in suspicion and guilt. Set over one tense evening, two former lovers, plagued by the mysterious death of their guide during a past trip, confront each other, each believing the other could be a murderer. The narrative twists as it delves into themes of memory, trust, and the hidden secrets that can bind or break a relationship.
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Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight

A desolate apartment in a Japanese city, a man and a woman about to spend their last night together. Each believes the other to be a killer, and is determined to extract a confession. Two people desperate to unlock the truth. A psychological thriller told in two voices, giving very different versions of the same events.

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Set in Tokyo over the course of one night, Aki and Hiro have decided to be together one last time in their shared flat before parting. Their relationship has broken down after a mountain trek during which their guide died inexplicably. Now each believes the other to be a murderer and is determined to extract a confession before the night is over.

Who is the murderer and what really happened on the mountain? In the battle of wills between them, the chain of events leading up to this night is gradually revealed in a gripping psychological thriller that keeps the reader in suspense to the very end.

Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda is a tense and thrilling exploration of trust, betrayal, and the dark truths that can lie at the heart of relationships.

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Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda is praised as a quicksilver mystery that mesmerises with its dreamy and intricate plotting, offering unexpected twists and emotional depth. Critics highlight its skill in thriller writing, emphasising its originality and unsettling nature. The novel intriguingly navigates psychological landscapes, stirring profound epiphanies and existential themes, all while captivating fans of the genre with its powerful subtlety and suggestive storytelling.

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ISBN: 9781913394592

Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 286

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Riku Onda

About the Author

Riku Onda, born in 1964, has been writing fiction since 1991 and has published prolifically since. She has won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Japan Booksellers' Award, the Yamamoto Shgor Prize and the Naoki Prize. Her work has been adapted for film and television. Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight follows on from the success of The Aosawa Murders and is her second work to be translated into English.

Alison Watts is an Australian-born Japanese to English translator and long time resident of Japan. She has wrote the translation of The Aosawa Murders, Aya Goda's TAO: On the Road and On the Run In Outlaw China and of Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa.

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