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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • A special edition of Natsuo Kirino’s award-winning, tension-filled literary mystery Out. Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy. This mesmerizing novel tells the story of a brutal murder in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works the night shift making boxed lunches strangles her abusive husband and then seeks the help of her coworkers to dispose of the body and cover up her crime. The coolly intelligent Masako emerges as the plot’s ringleader but quickly discovers that this killing is merely the beginning, as it leads to a terrifying foray into the violent underbelly of Japanese society. At once a masterpiece of literary suspense and pitch-black comedy of gender warfare, Out is also a moving evocation of the pressures and prejudices that drive women to extreme deeds, and the friendships that bolster them in the aftermath. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Special Edition

The legendary Samurai, and the sharp-edged katanas they mastered, are the point of this thrill-seeking guide to drawing swordfights, battle scenes and skirmishes. The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters provides a highly detailed series of lessons, starting with the body, the fighter's stance and the various ways your characters can be twisted, torqued and turned into powerful poses. No detail is overlooked--from the grip on the weapon to the intense look on your character's face. Also included is an entire chapter devoted to the various razor-sharp weapons your characters can come armed with. This invaluable manga drawing guide then concludes with a gallery of full-color scenes, poses and anime stills showing important, aspirational details: captivating scenes, compelling characters and powerful weapons at the ready. With this book, intermediate artists can refine their style and add intensity, authenticity and drama to their stories. Enjoy as your characters slash, fence and fight their way through your own custom-designed action manga.

Samotna wyspa na środku oceanu.Trzydziestu jeden młodych mężczyzn i jedna kobieta.Ototargany namiętnościami świat, którym rządzi pragnienie władzy.Riku postanawia zabrać swą żonę Kiyoko w romantyczną podróż jachtem dookoła świata. Niestety wyprawę przerywa tajfun. Zmuszeni ewakuować się małżonkowie docierają jako rozbitkowie na nieznaną tropikalną bezludną wyspę. Trzy miesiące później dociera tam grupa dwudziestu trzech młodych Japończyków, którzy uciekli z wysepki w okolicy Okinawy, gdzie harowali jako robotnicy sezonowi. Potem pojawia się grupa Chińczyków, których nielegalnie przewożono z Chin do Japonii. Wkrótce też w tajemniczych okolicznościach umiera Riku. Zmuszona żyć wśród trzydziestu jeden mężczyzn Kiyoko zdana jest tylko na siebie...Na tle barwnie opisywanych wydarzeń Natsuo Kirino pokazuje galerię najrozmaitszych typów męskich, z dużą dozą kreacji literackiej przedstawiając młode pokolenie Japończyków.

On an island the shape of a tear drop live two sisters. One is the Oracle, the other is damned. One is admired far and wide. The other must sacrifice her life to fulfil her destiny. But what will happen when she returns to the island for revenge?

Life at the prestigious Q High School for Girls in Tokyo exists on a precise social axis: a world of insiders and outsiders, of haves and have-nots. Beautiful Yuriko and her unpopular, unnamed sister exist in different spheres; the hopelessly awkward Kazue Sato floats around among them, trying to fit in.Years later, Yuriko and Kazue are dead — both have become prostitutes and both have been brutally murdered. Natsuo Kirino, celebrated author of Out, seamlessly weaves together the stories of these women’s struggles within the conventions and restrictions of Japanese society. At once a psychological investigation of the pressures facing Japanese women and a classic work of noir fiction, Grotesque is a brilliantly twisted novel of ambition, desire, beauty, cruelty, and identity by one of our most electrifying writers.

Nippon noir – provokant, abgründig, diabolisch Aiko Matsushima ist mit den Abgründen des Lebens von Kindesbeinen an vertraut. Sie wächst in einem heruntergekommenen Bordell in Tokio heran, von ihrer Mutter fehlt jede Spur. Außer einem Paar weißer Schuhe ist dem ungeliebten Kind nichts von ihr geblieben, und so muss Aiko früh lernen, sich in einer Welt voller Kälte und Rücksichtslosigkeit zu behaupten. Auch als sie älter wird, hat sie es nicht leicht. Sie schlägt sich als Prostituierte, Zimmermädchen oder Kellnerin so eben durch, stets umgeben von Schmutz, Armut und Elend – von Menschen, die Gescheiterte sind wie sie selbst. Und unmerklich wächst etwas in ihr heran, das eines Tages mit Macht an die Oberfläche drängt: Sie, die mit dem Rücken zur Wand steht, ist nun bereit, alle Tabus zu brechen. Getrieben von mörderischem Hass, bricht sie auf zu einem beispiellosen Rachefeldzug – und dabei kennt ihr Killerinstinkt keine Gnade … • Provokant und schonungslos – das faszinierende Psychogramm einer jungen Frau, die ihre Seele verloren hat und zur Serienmörderin wird

In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four teenage girls drift through a hot smoggy August and tedious summer school classes. There's dependable Toshi; brainy Terauchi; Yuzan, grief-stricken and confused; and Kirarin, whose late nights and reckless behaviour remain a secret from those around her. Then Toshi's next-door neighbour is found brutally murdered and the girls suspect Worm, the neighbour's son and a high school misfit. But when he disappears (taking Toshi's bike and cell phone with him) the four girls become irresistibly drawn into a treacherous vortex of brutality and seduction which rises from within themselves as well as the world around them.