Reviews

The Lady Killer by Masako Togawa

the_sunken_library's review against another edition

4.0

A bit slow to start, but in the end, this turned out to be a clever little murder mystery.

eksildanskeren's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

wearyreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

louisek96's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

tslye's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

daphnaios's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

i support women's wrongs. as a crime book, it's just fine.

per_fictionist's review against another edition

5.0

If I am going to be super honest, let me first say that I am quite vexed at myself for discovering this genre quite late "The CLASSIC JAPANESE MYSTERIES", I mean.

So recently @pushkin_press republished a number of Japanese noirs and this is my second read from the lot and like my last read "The HONJIN MURDERS", this impressed me a lot! Fine, I'll admit. Quite a lot!

It was manipulative, engrossing and all-consuming at the same time where we follow Kentaro Hatanaka, the lawyer of a convicted serial killer, Ichiro Handa as he sets on a quest to untangle the web of mystery behind the murders of his client's bedmates.

With Hatanka, we retrace the steps with the grace of his expertise intricately. I don't want to give away much about this book by getting into the details because it is something that's better when read by yourself!

The starting might feel a bit difficult to get a grip on but rest assured if you love an atmospheric setting where the story plays itself as the protagonist, then this is a MUST.

Also, I think translated Japanese murder mysteries have sort of become my thing

malongorose's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

willsouth's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

alen97's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0