The K Apartments for Ladies are occupied by over a hundred unmarried women, once young and lively, now grown and old – and in some cases, evil. Their residence conceals a secret, a secret connecting the unsolved kidnapping in 1951 of four-year-old George Kraft to the clandestine burial of a child’s body in the basement bath-house. So, when news comes that the building must be moved to make way for a road-building project, more than one tenant waits with apprehension for the grisly revelation that will follow. Then the master key is lost, stolen and re-stolen, and suddenly no-one feels safe.
The Master Key
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9781782277729
Pushkin Vertigo
Paperback
192pp
Pushkin Vertigo
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Masako Togawa Pushkin Vertigo FF|FH Paperback 2021
“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)
“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 Online
“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
“As fascinating a weird yarn of mystery as you'll find… One word sums it up – superb!” -�LA Times
“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.” – Thrillers Books Journal
“Masako Togawa’s works have been recently reissued by Pushkin Press, and we can’t thank them enough!” – Crime Reads
“Starts out on a high note of tension and stays that way up until the very end.” -�Crime Segments
“A clever story… If you like creepy this will definitely be right up your street.” -�Crime Review
“A clever, creepy story.” -�Mail on Sunday
“The PD James of Japan.” -�Times Literary Supplement
“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�
“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
