A boy still suffering the effects of his father's theft and abandonment investigates the mysterious deaths of three women, apparently unconnected and all apparently suicides. Scariest and most moving where it becomes a question of what the righteous will do to punish injuries.Her best book is still [book:All She Was Worth]; start there. ( )

Miyabe has a knack for making the unbelievable believable, at least for short periods of time. Rather than identity thieves or pyrokinetics, this new novel deals with the concept of forced suicide and the methods that make it possible. Also dealt with are the ideas of family honor and shame, and the notion of "the sins of the father are the sins of the son."

Interesting concepts, interesting ending. The author has dozens of novels under her belt in her native Japanese, though only five have been translated into English so far. I'm looking forward to more. ( )

A somewhat convoluted mystery with lots of misdirection, but many clues about the right direction. The Japanese value of family honor is a central theme. The end is too pat. ( )