# Penance - Paperback

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by **Kanae Minato** (Author)

**A chilling Japanese psychological thriller and Edgar Award finalist about four women, forever connected by one horrible day in their childhood -- fifteen years later, someone wants to make sure they never forget.**

When they were girls, Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko were tricked into leaving their friend Emily with a mysterious stranger. Then the unthinkable occurred: Emily was found murdered hours later.

The four friends were never able to describe the stranger to the police; the killer's trail went cold. Asako, the bereaved mother, curses the surviving girls, vowing that they will be the ones to pay for her daughter's murder . . .

Like _Confessions_, Kanae Minato's award-winning, internationally bestselling debut, _Penance_ is a dark tale of revenge and psychological drama that will leave readers breathless.

### Author Biography

**Kanae Minato** is an award-winning, internationally bestselling novelist and former home economics teacher and housewife who wrote her first novel between household chores. Minato lives in Japan.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN

**Publication Date:** April 11, 2017

## Details

- **Price:** 24.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, International Crime & Mystery, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Thrillers, Women Sleuths

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