The Master Key
by:
Masako Togawa (author)
Simon Grove (translator)
A building full of secrets. A key that will unleash them all. The K Apartments for Ladies in Tokyo conceals a sinister past behind each door; a woman who has buried a child; a scavenger driven mad by ill-health; a wife mysteriously guarding her late husband’s manuscripts; a talented violinist...
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A building full of secrets. A key that will unleash them all.
The K Apartments for Ladies in Tokyo conceals a sinister past behind each door; a woman who has buried a child; a scavenger driven mad by ill-health; a wife mysteriously guarding her late husband’s manuscripts; a talented violinist tortured by her own guilt. The master key, which opens the door to all 150 rooms, links their tangled stories. But now it has been stolen, and dirty tricks are afoot.
For a deadly secret lies buried beneath the building. And when it is revealed, there will be murder.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781782273639 (1782273638)
Publish date: 2017-11-09
Publisher: Pushkin Vertigo
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
This is set in Tokyo, at the K Apartments for Ladies. I didn't write down enough of the mentions of exact years to be 100% sure, but the book's "present" is probably the late 1950s. The K Apartments for Ladies were originally meant to help "Japanese women emancipate themselves" (17). All of the wom...
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