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Crossfire - Miyuki Miyabe
Crossfire
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Young, pretty Junko Aoki has an extraordinary ability she can start fires through sheer force of will. When she begins using her gift of pyrokinesis to take the law into her own hands and punish violent criminals, her executions attract the attention of two very different groups: the... show more
Young, pretty Junko Aoki has an extraordinary ability she can start fires through sheer force of will. When she begins using her gift of pyrokinesis to take the law into her own hands and punish violent criminals, her executions attract the attention of two very different groups: the Guardians, a secretive vigilante organization that tries to recruit her, and the arson squad of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Soon the police are on Junkos trail, most notably Detective Chikako Ishizu, a rationalist who must come to terms with the existence of paranormal forces. As Junkos crusade against evil escalates and she finds it harder to control her power, we are taken on a breathtaking and brutal journal through the urban landscape of Tokyo. . .a journey that challenges us, along with Chikako, to think about whats right and whats wrong in the name of justice.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9784770030689 (4770030681)
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
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KizunaYueMichaelis
KizunaYueMichaelis rated it
3.0 Crossfire
A bit long, and it took me longer than usual to finish it, but it was very good and I love everything that was about the pyrokinesis and how easy was for Junko to use her ability. It is more a thriller than a mystery, imo.
so many books, so little time
so many books, so little time rated it
3.0 Crossfire
Could be described as "Firestarter" meets a Japanese police procedural with a sophisticated vigilante group thrown in. It all works, sort of and I like that Miyabe takes those chances. The female arson detective grounds the story, but a few of the characters aren't just darkly shaded, which is ok, b...
sandin954
sandin954 rated it
Very readable story of vigilante justice set in Tokyo with a touch of the paranormal. This started off a bit slowly and it took me awhile to really get engaged with the story but by the end I was burning through the pages and thought Miyuki Miyabe did a great job pulling all the plot strands toget...
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