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Villain

Translated by Philip Gabriel

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January 6, 2002. The body of a female insurance saleswoman is found in the southernmost region of Japan, at a spot rumored to be a home to ghosts. Shortly thereafter Yuichi, a young construction worker, is arrested by the Nagasaki police on suspicion of murder….

japanese title: Akunin
notes: Japanese title: Akunin.
subjects: Detective and mystery stories
genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780307378873
9780307454942
OCLC number: 462881905
publisher: Pantheon Books, 2010; Vintage, 2010
publication place: New York
japanese publication date: 2007
english publication date: 2010
document type: Book
description: 295 p. ; 25 cm.