Dark Water8 reviews Koji Suzuki Vertical, 2006 Very good + Master Architect of Suspense + Thought Provoking This book was very interesting. It was subtle in it's "scariness" and din't come right out there with everything like the movies do. I enjoyed it very much.             All She Was Worth48 reviews Miyuki Miyabe Mariner Books, 1999 Fascinating + Usual mystery, different locale + Enjoyable, absorbing mystery novel I read a lot of detective fiction, but usually not contemporary thrillers because they tend to be far too gory for my taste. I bought this on the recommendation of a friend, and found it thoroughly enjoyable. The central mystery is tightly plotted, and the characters are well observed. I ...             Out: A Novel111 reviews Natsuo Kirino Vintage, 2005 Steady character study + Taut, bloody, and original + Couldn't put it down + Powerful. Unforgettable. Uncomfortable. Dark. + Noir with an overlay of black comedy             Battle Royale145 reviews Koushun Takami VIZ Media LLC, 2003 Battle Royale + Captivating Read... The Pages Roll By. + Violent, disturbing, intelligent and unmissable. + GREA YET SCARY + Excellent Character Study for Strong Stomachs             Grotesque44 reviews Natsuo Kirino Knopf, 2007 Spoiled by last section A long book, written in several autobiographical sections narrating the action from contradictory points of view. It's an innovative and engaging structure. For me, this novel had three distinct parts. (1) commentary on Japanese treatment of women as students and professionals, with a focus ...             Shadow Family7 reviews Miyuki Miyabe Kodansha International, 2006 An ingeniouly clever mystery + Ariadnes On All Sides + enthralling....but alittle light in content + Its all make-believe             The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel289 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 1998 Patience and Growth Yields Great Reward + A certain "something" that is bizarre and intriguing + Excellent read + Think for yourself + Chronicle of the Lost             Naoko5 reviews Keigo Higashino Vertical, 2004 Emotionally gripping, thoughtful story + A brilliant read + Amazing mystery + An Interesting Tale             The Tattoo Murder Case (Soho crime)18 reviews Akimitsu Takagi Soho Crime, 2003 Intricate Portrayal of Art and History + Fresher Than A Daisy + Tattoos are only skin deep + Disturbing Series of Murders + Post War Dead Culture Intrigue             In the Miso Soup23 reviews Ryu Murakami Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 good thriller + More than just gore + Thriller that reflects on the meaning of loneliness + DELiCiOUSLY DARK! + A Walk On The Wild Side             Inugami Clan5 reviews Seishi Yokomizo Heian, 2003 Excelent look at the other side of japanese culture + Features the Japanese Columbo + Inherit The Wind + Keeping Murder in the Family + A Japanese family disintegrates, violently             Strangers15 reviews Taichi Yamada Vertical, 2003 A modern Japanese ghost story + Uniquely compelling small novel + Nicely written, gripping novel about death A middle-aged, cynical and now divorced TV scriptwriter Harada is living a lonely self-contained life in his work-come-apartment when on the spur of the moment he returns to the dilapidated downtown district of Tokyo where he grew up. Orphaned at an early age and raised first by his grandfather ...             Piercing5 reviews Ryu Murakami Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Truly breathtaking + One of the best books I've ever read + The Other Murakami Strikes I'm not going to recapitulate what happens in the book. I've been a death investigator for 35 years now, especially the pathology of homicide, and have talked to a number of serial killers...this book still managed to terrify me. Murikami's ability to get into the amoral mind of a potential ...             Norwegian Wood166 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 2000 A haunting story + proof that i have a soul. + My First Murakami Book + Not just a love story + Good book by Murakami             Inugami Clan5 reviews Seishi Yokomizo Heian, 2003 Excelent look at the other side of japanese culture + Features the Japanese Columbo + Inherit The Wind + Keeping Murder in the Family + A Japanese family disintegrates, violently             Dark Water8 reviews Koji Suzuki Vertical, 2006 Very good + Master Architect of Suspense + Thought Provoking This book was very interesting. It was subtle in it's "scariness" and din't come right out there with everything like the movies do. I enjoyed it very much.             The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel289 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 1998 Patience and Growth Yields Great Reward + A certain "something" that is bizarre and intriguing + Excellent read + Think for yourself + Chronicle of the Lost             Out: A Novel111 reviews Natsuo Kirino Vintage, 2005 Steady character study + Taut, bloody, and original + Couldn't put it down + Powerful. Unforgettable. Uncomfortable. Dark. + Noir with an overlay of black comedy             Naoko5 reviews Keigo Higashino Vertical, 2004 Emotionally gripping, thoughtful story + A brilliant read + Amazing mystery + An Interesting Tale             All She Was Worth48 reviews Miyuki Miyabe Mariner Books, 1999 Fascinating + Usual mystery, different locale + Enjoyable, absorbing mystery novel I read a lot of detective fiction, but usually not contemporary thrillers because they tend to be far too gory for my taste. I bought this on the recommendation of a friend, and found it thoroughly enjoyable. The central mystery is tightly plotted, and the characters are well observed. I ...