The Lady Killer: 20 (Pushkin Vertigo) - Softcover

'Full of subtly menacing tensions and sharp psychological insights, told in lean, sparsely ornamented style. This one is a must for the discerning reader.' - Kirkus 'Long established in Japan, [Togawa's] books have benefited from sensitive translation to enjoy a well-deserved second life.' -- Daily Mail 'The PD James of Japan.' - Times Literary Supplement 'There's a great and distinct timbre to this book ... it certainly has the cleverness ultimately to keep a genre reader really satisfied.' -- The Bookbag "Even when you think you know just where the book is headed... you don't... Thoroughly enjoyable." -- David's Book World

A dizzying tale oflust and murder, from one of Japan's greatest mysterywriters. A hunter prowls the night spotsof Shinjuku But he's the one walking into a trap... IchiroHonda leads a double life: by day a devoted husband and a diligent worker, bynight he moves through the shadow world of Tokyo's cabaret bars and nightclubsin search of vulnerable women to seduce and then abandon. But when a trail ofbodies seems to appear in his wake, the hunter becomes the prey and Ichirorealises he has been caught in a snare. Has he left it too late to free himselfbefore time runs out?