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Tokyo Juku
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Description
Eighteen-year-old Mana is desperate to escape failure in Japan's unforgiving exam culture. After a year of defeat, she throws herself into sleepless nights at a Tokyo cram school. But one late night, a study break changes everything. Her teacher-the man who gave her hope-lies murdered in a classroom. Suddenly, Mana isn't chasing test scores. She's fighting for her life. Detective Hiroshi Shimizu, a forensic accountant assigned to homicide, is thrust into the investigation. The classroom tragedy spirals into a labyrinth of financial deceptions and power struggles within Japan's billion-yen education machine. The media is ready to condemn Mana. Bureaucrats are eager for a scapegoat. The new homicide chief wants a win. Hiroshi learns that in Tokyo's high-pressure exam world, truth is the hardest test of all. Fast-paced, atmospheric, and insightful, Tokyo Juku is a gripping Tokyo crime thriller-perfect for fans of gritty mysteries, layered characters, detective novels, and the collision of youth and corruption in modern Japan.
"Pronko's knowledge of Japanese life is simply extraordinary-with painstaking care, he limns its shadowy contours and ambiguities." KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Pronko lives, breathes, and captures the streets and culture of Tokyo." MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
328
Release Date:
2025-10-27
Publication Date:
2025-10-27
Publisher:
Raked Gravel Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1942410395
ISBN13:
9781942410393
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Weight:
464 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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