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The Master Key (Paperback)

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Published: 02/12/2021
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Waterstones Says

The secrets of the residents of a ladies' apartment in Tokyo come to light in the wake of a shocking slaying in this deliciously twisty and satisfying whodunit.

A building full of secrets. A key that will unleash them all

The K Apartments for Ladies in Tokyo conceals a sinister past behind each door; a woman who has buried a child; a scavenger driven mad by ill-health; a wife mysteriously guarding her late husband's manuscripts; a talented violinist tortured by her own guilt. The master key, which opens the door to all 150 rooms, links their tangled stories. But now it has been stolen, and dirty tricks are afoot.

For a deadly secret lies buried beneath the building. And when it is revealed, there will be murder.

Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782277729
Number of pages: 192
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Extraordinarily atmospheric Japanese thriller ... Miss Togawa writes with economy, subtlety and an astonishing feel for time, mood, and the eccentricities of loneliness. An eerie gem - Marcel Berlins, The Times

An outstanding puzzle mystery... The gradual, logical, but still surprising unfolding of the Russian nesting doll of a plot is a delight - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

As fascinating a weird yarn of mystery as you'll find... One word sums it up - superb! - LA Times

Fans of P.D. James, Robert Barnard and other literate writers in the genre will welcome this prize-winning author's first work... Superbly crafted and riveting from start to finish - Kirkus Reviews

A twisted locked-room fable, made creepily seductive by masterful portrayals of the residents' eccentricities and hints of malevolent supernatural forces - Booklist

A bizarre yarn of guilty secrets among the sad, mad and surprisingly bad occupants of Tokyo's K Apartments for ladies only - Sunday Times Crime Club

A clever story... If you like creepy this will definitely be right up your street - Crime Review

Starts out on a high note of tension and stays that way up until the very end - Crime Segments

A clever, creepy story - Mail on Sunday

The PD James of Japan - Times Literary Supplement

If you seek a wickedly original, clever crime novel, a brilliant exploration of the weaknesses of the human mind, I strongly recommend you lose yourself in Togawa's acutely portrayed sketch - Thriller Books Journal

Slickly-readable... jaw-dropping moments... Sharply crafted plotting... Is Masako Togawa Japan's answer to P.D. James? James should be so lucky - South China Morning Post

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“A good discovery...”

Another bijou delight from Pushkin, in the shape of Japanese thriller The Master Key from the late, multi-talented author Makamo Togawa. Revolving around the female inhabitants of the K Apartments, Togawa weaves a... More

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