Minato kanae penance5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() "Minato writes character driven mystery/crime novels that take deep dives into people's psychology-especially girls and women-with an unflinching look at the dark side of humans. Minato has crafted an unnerving tale of tragedy, guilt, and penance."- Publishers Weekly Post by Director of Suspense Molly Odintz Kanae Minato’s second crime novel, Penance, already a popular mystery-turned-TV-series in Japan, was published early this year in US markets from the first page Penance plunges the reader into a profoundly disturbing tale of murder, consequences, and retribution. "Minato's simple, clear voice highlights the stories' psychological intensity, and themes of powerlessness evolving to strength, duty, and redemption create layers of interest that are perfect for book-group dissection."- Booklist (starred review) A lot of crime fiction focuses on the crime. Filled with strange entwinings of chance and effect, free will and manipulation, the mundane and the bizarre."- The Wall Street Journal Penance by Kanae Minato is a dark tale of revenge and psychological drama that will leave readers breathless. "With echoes of fairy tales and a Rashomon-like narrative structure, Minato's Penance is as ethereal and literary as it is a sharp, tight crime novel."- Literary Hub Penance by Kanae Minato Hachette Book Group A chilling Japanese psychological thriller and Edgar Award finalist about four women, forever connected by one horrible day in their childhood - fifteen yea. John Mandel, New York Times bestselling author of Station Eleven "Kanae Minato is a brilliant storyteller."- Emily St. ![]()
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