![]() ![]() Years later, with Emily’s killer still on the loose, the victim’s mother curses them with a need to seek penance for their failure if the murderer is not caught within 15 years, or the statue of limitations for murder in Japan.Īs the deadline approaches, each woman reaches out to the victim’s mother with their own complex and suspenseful tales of atoning for their classmate’s demise. After schoolgirls Sae, Akiko, Maki, and Yuko witness the murder of classmate Emily, they fail to accurately describe the murderer. Kanae Minato’s second crime novel, Penance,already a popular mystery-turned-TV-series in Japan, was published early this year in US markets from the first page Penance plunges the reader into a profoundly disturbing tale of murder, consequences, and retribution. Post by Director of Suspense Molly Odintz. ![]()
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