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In the lead‑up to New Year’s, an overweight American tourist, Frank, hires Kenji, a Tokyo tour guide, to show him the city’s seedy nightlife over three nights. Kenji quickly suspects that Frank might be the serial killer terrorizing the city. As the nights progress, Kenji’s intrigue turns into terror, and he realizes just how dangerous Frank truly is—an encounter that changes his life irrevocably.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Ryu Murakami
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