Out

By (author) Natsuo Kirino; By (author) Kirino Natsuo
Short description/annotation:
The body parts are discovered, the police start asking questions, but the women have far more dangerous enemies -a yakuza connected loan shark who discovers their secret and has a business proposition, and a ruthless nightclub owner the police are convinced is guilty of the murder.
Description:

You can hide a body. You can’t bury the truth.

In a Tokyo factory, four women work the night shift to keep their lives afloat. When one of them kills her abusive husband, the others help hide the body - and step into a world of extortion, deceit and revenge.

Out is a masterclass in tension and realism. Kirino peels back the veneer of normal life to reveal the rage, loyalty and survival instincts that lie beneath. Gripping, brutal and profoundly human, this is a thriller that stares unflinchingly into darkness.

‘A shockingly intense read’ Daily Telegraph

‘Out is a potent cocktail of urban blight, perverse feminism and vigilante justice’ New York Times Book Review

Review quote:
Daring and disturbing, OUT is prepared to push the limits of this world - not only in violence and sex but also in human outlook… Remarkable
Review quote:
OUT is a potent cocktail of urban blight, perverse feminism and vigilante justice
Review quote:
A shockingly intense read
Review quote:
Brings the mystery thriller to new levels of intensity and realism - OUT has great plot twists, vigour and an ending that would make Hannibal Lecter smile
Review quote:
In this top-drawer page-turner, Kirino offers a clever snapshot of her own culture...slyly amusing and compulsive
Biographical note:
Natsuo Kirino, born in 1951, quickly established a reputation in Japan as one of a rare breed of crime writer whose work goes well beyond the conventional crime novel. This fact has been demonstrated by her winning not only Japan''s top mystery award, for Out, but one of its major literary awards, the Naoki Prize, for Soft Cheeks, followed by the Tanizaki Prize for Tokyo Island. Several of her books have also been turned into movies.
Promotional headline:
A masterpiece from the queen of Japanese crime - an unflinching, fast-moving foray into the darkest recesses of society and the human soul. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl.