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Life of 60 Sahaba ( Islam Quran Hadith - Ramadan Islamic Apps )

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Al-Khawarizmi is a trusted name in Islamic Apps development for years. We have sold thousands of...

Li Hughes (285 KP) rated Six Four in Books

Sep 3, 2017

A dense, rich plot (1 more)

Tons of interesting cultural glimpses

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I loved this book. Translated works can sometimes be clunky, with little nuances lost along the way, but this one was so smooth and evocative that it didn't really feel translated at all. Kudos to Jonathon Lloyd-Davies.

The basic plot involves 2 missing girls: the 1989 kidnap and murder of a 7 year old and the more recent disappearance of Press Director Mikami's teenage daughter. With the anniversary of the original crime coming up, Mikami is charged with organizing a PR visit by the police commissioner to the family of the murdered 7 year old and discovers a previously unseen clue in the case files along the way. The insight into the minutiae of Japanese daily life is fascinating: the sense of failure Mikami feels from having been transferred to criminal investigations to press director, cops stopping to purchase a visiting gift of rice crackers before stopping at the victim's home, Mikami's knowledge from the glimpse of a home shrine that a key witness has passed away.

While this can be a slow read, I suggest sticking with it. Take it in small doses. It's worth it.

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Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Confession in Books

Jan 23, 2019

The Confession

Jo Spain | 2018 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

9.3

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Immediately in Jo Spain's The Confession, a brutal attack happens. You know who did it. You know how he did it. There is a witness, McNamara's wife, Julie, who was not attacked and not injured. A hour after the assault, JP Carney, the attacker, walks into a police station and confesses the who and the how. It is not until the end of the book that you find out the why.

DS Alice Mood is assigned the case of the assault of the notorious and disgraced banker Harry McNamara. McNamara had recently been acquitted of financial fraud. Mood needs to figure out if the attack was a random act of violence or was it planned.

The story is told from the perspective of Moody, Julie, and JP. DS Mood does not believe Carney just happened to find an open door and attacked randomly. She keeps digging into the lives of Harry, Julie and Carney desperate to find out how they intercept.

Spain teases you right away and leaves you guessing. She takes us back to when the McNamaras met and shows their marriage's evolution. Who can Mood believe? It is not until the very end that you understand the why.