The Lady Killer

Author(s): Masako Togawa

Crime

The Lady Killer leads a double life in the shadow world of Tokyo's singles bars and nightclubs. By day a devoted husband and hard worker, by night he cruises nightclubs cafes and cinemas in search of lonely single women to seduce.But now the hunter is being hunted, and in his wake lies a trail of gruesome murders. Who is the culprit? The answer lies tangled in a web of clues, and to find it he must accept that nothing is what it seems.


Product Information

Masako Togawa (1931-2016) was born in Tokyo. Her father died when she was young, and after leaving school she worked as a typist for some years, before stepping onto the stage as a cabaret performer in 1954. She soon began to write backstage during the breaks between her performances, and in 1962, her debut novel The Master Key was published, and won the Edogawa Rampo Prize. She went on to become a hugely successful crime writer, but continued to lead a colourful parallel life as a singer, actress, feminist, nightclub owner and gay icon. She died in 2016 at the age of 83.

General Fields

  • : 9781782273646
  • : Pushkin Press, Limited
  • : Pushkin Press, Limited
  • : 0.204117
  • : April 2018
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : April 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Masako Togawa
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 895.635
  • : 192