"A Quicksilver Mystery That Flickers, Flashes, Twists And Turns." New
York Times, 21 July 2022. From the author of The Aosawa Murders,
one of the NYT Notable Books of 2020.
Set in Tokyo over the course of one night, Aki and Hiro have decided to
be together one last time in their shared flat before parting. Their
relationship has broken down after a mountain trek during which their
guide died inexplicably. Now each believes the other to be a murderer
and is determined to extract a confession before the night is over. Who
is the murderer and what really happened on the mountain?
In the battle of wills between them, the chain of events leading up to
this night is gradually revealed in a gripping psychological thriller
that keeps the reader in suspense to the very end.