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Masako Togawa
A man leads a double life: by day he is a devoted husband and hard worker, but by night he seduces lonely women in the cabaret bars and nightclubs of Tokyo. Soon murders begin to occur in his wake and he becomes hunted. Originally published in 1963 as Togawa's second novel, this is a classic of Japanese crime fiction.
On the shelf
- ISBN
- 9780345345486
- Edition
- Ballantine Books
- Genre
- Literary Fiction
- Format
- Physical
- Pages
- 192
My thoughts
two of my fav genres- women kill men x jap lit, what’s not to love. was originally gonna give it 3 tbh because it didn’t absolutely wow me but a solid read nonetheless - finished it in like a day so!!

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