Death In Midsummer Elly Conway Bantam Press FHD|FJ|FF Hardback 2024 improbably handsome in navy blazer

improbably handsome in navy blazer and tan chinos: 'Thinks too highly of himself

Ruth-Anne Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer

I'm not here to hurt you

Anton Hur's translation skilfully captures the way Chung's prose effortlessly glides from being terrifying to wryly humorous

a troubled agent with a tarnished past who may just have the skills to take on one of the most powerful men in the world

Death In Midsummer Elly Conway Bantam Press FHD|FJ|FF Hardback 2024 improbably handsome in navy blazerFilled with rich description and luxurious beauty, these ten tales of loss and longing from one of Japan's greatest writers show the pull between duty and desire, ecstasy and death: a mother lost in mourning, a moonlit journey to fulfil a wish, a night of infidelity, a young lieutenant who ends his life.