莫·海德是英國當代著名暢銷書作傢。她十五歲離開學校，曾做過酒吧女侍、警衛，參與過電影製作，在東京的夜總會做過女招待，還在亞洲教過英語。後在巴斯思帕大學獲得原創寫作的碩士學位。主要作品有《鳥人》《治療》《獵之導》《皮膚》《儀式》等。

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Book Description

A harrowing thriller that plumbs the hidden connections between Japan’s modern-day underworld and the grisliest atrocity of its wartime past

Like the thrillers of Thomas Harris and Philip Kerr, Mo Hayder’s riveting new novel animates the dark corners of modern history. The solitary Englishwoman Grey comes to Japan looking for a rare piece of footage that is said to document a particularly monstrous episode of the 1937 Nanking Massacre. Her quest will take her to a reclusive scholar and a wheelchair-bound gangster who clings to life with the aid of a mysterious elixir, and to a handsome American whose interest in Grey may be more sinister than romantic. The result is a work of spine-chilling suspense, masterful historical detail, and otherworldly beauty.

“Dazzling... extremely creepy book... the diabolically gifted British author spins a fascinating mystery from the legacy of Japanese atrocities during World War II (A).”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　—Entertainment Weekly

“A haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful, wonderfully written and beautiful book.”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　—Harlan Coben

Book Dimension

length: (cm)18.7 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)10.6