The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones Paperback Book

Description: The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones The stunning, prize-winning first mystery from the author of When Nights Were Cold FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A haunting, psychological crime novel, The Earthquake Bird is a debut which has caused an international sensation pre-publication. "Early this morning, several hours before my arrest, I was woken up by an earth tremor. I mention the incident not to suggets that there was a conneciton - that somehow the fault lines in my life came crashing together in a form of a couple of policemen - for in Tokyo we have a quake like this every month. I am simply relating the sequence of events as it happened. It has been an unusual day and I would hate to forget anything..." So begins this chilling novel set in Japan which reveals a murder on its first page and takes its readers into the mind of the chief suspect, Lucy Fly - a young, vulnerable English girl living and working in Tokyo as a translator. As Lucy is interrogated by the police she reveals her past to the reader, and it is a past which is dangerously ambiguous and compromising. A novel imbued with the chill of The Wasp Factory and the shock of The Sculptress, this is the debut of a major new talent. Notes Quality crime fiction, set in Tokyo, which has been likened to the work of Iain Banks and Minette Walters. New edition. Author Biography Susanna Jones has worked as a translator in Tokyo for several years. This is her first novel and she is currently working on a second. She now lives in Brighton and visits Japan regularly. Prizes Winner of John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2001 (UK) Winner of CWA New Blood Dagger 2001 (UK) Winner of Betty Trask Award 2002 (UK) Details ISBN0330485024 Author Susanna Jones Publisher Pan Macmillan ISBN-10 0330485024 ISBN-13 9780330485029 Format Paperback Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Media Book Edition 1st Series Picador Pages 288 UK Release Date 2013-03-31 Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-03-31 AU Release Date 2013-03-31 NZ Release Date 2013-03-31 Audience Age 18 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1526019;

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