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A journalist's accounting of the disappearance and murder of a young British woman in Tokyo.
But it's more than just a retelling of the tragic events surrounding Lucie Blackman. It's a moral and psychological study of all involved in the story -- Joji Obara, the serial rapist; Tim Blackman, Lucie's father, who seemed to onlookers as far too comfortable in the spotlight and not grieving enough for his lost daughter; Jane Steare, Lucie's mother; Sophie, her sister; and Rupert, her brother; Louise Phillips, Lucie's best friend and roommate in Japan, who wouldn't talk to the Blackmans after Lucie's disappearance.
And it's about the failings of the Tokyo police force, who are unaccustomed to dealing with major violent crimes and who ignored reports of Obara's crimes for years and allowed him to remain free to commit these heinous acts for DECADES, and who bungled the investigation into Lucie's disappearance.
But it's more than just a retelling of the tragic events surrounding Lucie Blackman. It's a moral and psychological study of all involved in the story -- Joji Obara, the serial rapist; Tim Blackman, Lucie's father, who seemed to onlookers as far too comfortable in the spotlight and not grieving enough for his lost daughter; Jane Steare, Lucie's mother; Sophie, her sister; and Rupert, her brother; Louise Phillips, Lucie's best friend and roommate in Japan, who wouldn't talk to the Blackmans after Lucie's disappearance.
And it's about the failings of the Tokyo police force, who are unaccustomed to dealing with major violent crimes and who ignored reports of Obara's crimes for years and allowed him to remain free to commit these heinous acts for DECADES, and who bungled the investigation into Lucie's disappearance.
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