The Master Key
Masako Togawa
The Master Key
Masako Togawa
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Description
A new edition of this prizewinning classic mystery from one of Japan's best-loved crime writers.
Extraordinarily atmospheric Japanese thriller ... Miss Togawa writes with economy, subtlety and an astonishing feel for time, mood, and the eccentricities of loneliness. An eerie gem
An outstanding puzzle mystery... The gradual, logical, but still surprising unfolding of the Russian nesting doll of a plot is a delight
As fascinating a weird yarn of mystery as you'll find... One word sums it up - superb!
Fans of P.D. James, Robert Barnard and other literate writers in the genre will welcome this prize-winning author's first work... Superbly crafted and riveting from start to finish
A twisted locked-room fable, made creepily seductive by masterful portrayals of the residents' eccentricities and hints of malevolent supernatural forces
A bizarre yarn of guilty secrets among the sad, mad and surprisingly bad occupants of Tokyo's K Apartments for ladies only
A clever story... If you like creepy this will definitely be right up your street
Starts out on a high note of tension and stays that way up until the very end
A clever, creepy story
The PD James of Japan
If you seek a wickedly original, clever crime novel, a brilliant exploration of the weaknesses of the human mind, I strongly recommend you lose yourself in Togawa's acutely portrayed sketch
Slickly-readable... jaw-dropping moments... Sharply crafted plotting... Is Masako Togawa Japan's answer to P.D. James? James should be so lucky
MASAKO TOGAWA(1931-2016) was one of Japan's foremost writers of crime fiction. Born in Tokyo, she worked as a cabaret performer before beginning to write crime fiction backstage, during her breaks. Her debut The Master Key won Japan's prestigious Edgowa Rampo Prize, and Togawa went on to become a hugely succesful author, while continuing to lead a colourful parallel life as a singer, actress, feminist, nightclub owner and gay icon. The Lady Killer is also available from Pushkin Vertigo.
Extraordinarily atmospheric Japanese thriller ... Miss Togawa writes with economy, subtlety and an astonishing feel for time, mood, and the eccentricities of loneliness. An eerie gem
An outstanding puzzle mystery... The gradual, logical, but still surprising unfolding of the Russian nesting doll of a plot is a delight
As fascinating a weird yarn of mystery as you'll find... One word sums it up - superb!
Fans of P.D. James, Robert Barnard and other literate writers in the genre will welcome this prize-winning author's first work... Superbly crafted and riveting from start to finish
A twisted locked-room fable, made creepily seductive by masterful portrayals of the residents' eccentricities and hints of malevolent supernatural forces
A bizarre yarn of guilty secrets among the sad, mad and surprisingly bad occupants of Tokyo's K Apartments for ladies only
A clever story... If you like creepy this will definitely be right up your street
Starts out on a high note of tension and stays that way up until the very end
A clever, creepy story
The PD James of Japan
If you seek a wickedly original, clever crime novel, a brilliant exploration of the weaknesses of the human mind, I strongly recommend you lose yourself in Togawa's acutely portrayed sketch
Slickly-readable... jaw-dropping moments... Sharply crafted plotting... Is Masako Togawa Japan's answer to P.D. James? James should be so lucky
MASAKO TOGAWA(1931-2016) was one of Japan's foremost writers of crime fiction. Born in Tokyo, she worked as a cabaret performer before beginning to write crime fiction backstage, during her breaks. Her debut The Master Key won Japan's prestigious Edgowa Rampo Prize, and Togawa went on to become a hugely succesful author, while continuing to lead a colourful parallel life as a singer, actress, feminist, nightclub owner and gay icon. The Lady Killer is also available from Pushkin Vertigo.