Miyuki Miyabe

When his fiancee disappears, Jun Kurisaka turns to his uncle, homicide inspector Shunsuke Honmawho, for help in locating the real Shoko Sekine, and determining the identity of the woman who had so lightly stepped out of her shoes and vanished without a trace.

All She was Worth

Young Wataru Mitani’s life is a mess. His father has abandoned him and his mother has been hospitalized after a suicide attempt. Desperately he searches for some way to change his life—a way to alter his fate. To achieve his goal, he must navigate the magical world of Vision, a land filled with creatures both fierce and friendly. And to complicate matters, he must outwit a merciless rival from the real world. Wataru’s ultimate destination is the Tower of Destiny where a goddess of fate awaits. Only when he has finished his journey and collected five elusive gemstones will he possess the Demon’s Bane—the key that will unlock his future. Charity, bravery, faith, grace and the power of darkness and light: these are the provinces of each gemstone. Brought together, they have the immeasurable power to bring Wataru’s family back together again.

Brave Story (Novel)

High fantasy and true love come to life in this novel based on the hit video game. Reads L to R (Western Style), for audience A. When a boy named Ico grows long curved horns overnight, his fate has been sealed-he is to be sacrificed in the Castle in the Mist. But in the castle, Ico meets a young girl named Yorda imprisoned in its halls. Alone they will die, but together Ico and Yorda might just be able to defy their destinies and escape the magic of the castle. Based on the video game filmmaker Guillemo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) called a "masterpiece", Japan's leading fantasist Miyuki Miyabe has crafted a tale of magic, loss, and love that will never be forgotten.

ICO: Castle in the Mist

A young girl travels into a magical world to save her brother from real-world bullies. L to R (Western Style). A young girl travels into a magical world to save her brother from real-world bullies. When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with school bullies, the young Yukiro finds a magical book in his room. The book leads her to another world where she learns that Hiroki has been possessed b a spirit from the Book of Heroes. She visits the magical Nameless Land, where she is told how to save her brother, and is sent back to Earth with a young monk named Sora and the magical book, now a mouse named Azu. Yuri has to piece together the mystery of Horiko, and has a library of pwerful magic books at her disposal to do so! When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with school bullies, the young Yukiro finds a magical book in his room. The book leads her to another world where she learns that Hiroki has been possessed b a spirit from the Book of Heroes. She visits the magical Nameless Land, where she is told how to save her brother, and is sent back to Earth with a young monk named Sora and the magical book, now a mouse named Azu. Yuri has to piece together the mystery of Horiko, and has a library of pwerful magic books at her disposal to do so!

The Book of Heroes

In old Edo, the past was never forgotten. It lived alongside the present, in dark corners, and in the shadows. In these tales, award-winning author Miyuki Miyabe explores the ghosts of Japan, and the spaces of the living world they inhabit. Written with a journalistic eye and a fantasist’s heart Apparitions bring the restless dead, and those who encounter them, to life.

Ghosts of Old Edo

Apparitions

Crossfire

Puppet Master, vol.1

This is a murder mystery focusing on the dark world of internet chat roomsopulated by people attracted by the chance to be whoever they want to be.olice investigating the murder of a middleaged office worker discover emailsn the victim's computer that indicate he had been a regular participant inn internet chat room. He wrote about a fantasy "family" of which he Isather: the other members of this shadow family being people he had met. Aoman detective is assigned to protect the dead man's real-life teenageaughter Kazumi, who says she's being stalked. The inspector in chargeonvinces his superiors to allow him to conduct a controversial experimenthat involves questioning members of the internet family while Kazumi watchesrom behind a two-way mirror to see if she recognises any of them, either byppearance or voice. During the interview, Kazumi talks about her feelingsowards her parents, and her boyfriend with whom she is in constant emailontact via her cellphone...Excellent detective fiction that keeps youuessing until the end, and exploits Miyabe's skilful characterisation to the

Shadow Family

Yoshihiro Ono

Brave story

هذا كل ما تستحقه

The devil's whisper

The sleeping dragon

A series of murders shocks Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, but Shigenori, a retired police detective, is instead obsessed with a gargoyle that seems to move. College freshman Kotaro launches a web-based investigation of the killer, and comes to find that answers may lie within an abandoned building in the center of Japan’s busiest neighborhood, and beyond the Gate of Sorrows. In this New Adult sequel to Miyabe’s The Book of Heroes, you will meet monsters from other worlds and ordinary horrors that surpass even supernatural threats.

The Gate of Sorrows

From Japan's #1 bestselling mystery author comes a new novel of suspense. Atmospheric, intriguing, and emotionally satisfying, "The Devil's Whisper" will delight the myriad fans of Miyabe's "All She Was Worth" and "Crossfire."

The Devil's Whisper

Akanbee

Seorang perempuan cantik lenyap tanpa jejak, namun hasil penyelidikan menunjukkan dia bukanlah sosok seperti yang ditampilkannya selama ini. Apakah dia korban, pembunuh, atau kedua-duanya? Di negara yang melacak para penduduknya dengan saksama, bagaimana bisa dua perempuan memiliki identitas yang sama, lalu menghilang tanpa jejak? Di tengah masyarakat Jepang yang serba konsumtif, banyak orang terjebak utang, lalu jatuh ke dalam jerat para rentenir gelap yang sangat berbahaya, sehingga kadang-kadang pembunuhan menjadi satu-satunya jalan keluar.

Melacak Jejak (All She Was Worth)

Ginny Tapley Takemori

Volume 3 of Miyuki Miyabe’s best-selling murder mystery sees Hiromi and Peace respond to the criticism that they only go after defenseless women by targeting a man as their next victim, while plotting to frame Kaz as their fall guy. But even master manipulator Peace couldn’t predict how things would turn out . . . Available in e-book format in five separate volumes, to be released through spring 2016. Other e-books in English by Miyuki Miyabe: Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo The Book of Heroes ICO: Castle in the Mist Brave Story Praise for Miyabe: “A window into contemporary Japanese life.” ?San Francisco Chronicle “Enormously compelling… combining expert pacing and psychological nuance to ultimately haunting effect.” ?Publishers Weekly, starred review “Miyabe is a subtle observer of a country on the cusp. Her American readers can only hope for more chances to see through her eyes.” ?The Los Angeles Times “Absorbing… an artful blending of puzzle-solving and social commentary.” ?Washington Post

Puppet Master vol.3

Tres muertes se suceden en un breve intervalo de tiempo: una chica salta desde la azotea de un edificio de seis plantas; otra, cae del andén al paso de un tren; y una tercera es atropellada de noche por un taxi. Pero ¿qué relación guardan estos tres casos? ¿Accidentes, suicidios… o asesinatos? Mamoru, un joven de dieciséis años, tratará de desenmarañar el misterio. Su tío es el taxista que ha atropellado a la tercera víctima y se encuentra en prisión preventiva, acusado de homicidio involuntario. Decidido a ayudar a su tío y limpiar su buen nombre, el astuto joven descubre que la chica que encontró la muerte bajo las ruedas del taxi participó en una despiadada estafa, y que tres de las cuatro mujeres involucradas en la misma ya están muertas. Cuando un influyente empresario se presenta ante la policía para desvelar nuevas evidencias que dan un vuelco a la investigación, Mamoru comienza la búsqueda de la única superviviente, que es también el siguiente objetivo del asesino.

El Susurro del DIABLO

A series of murders shocks Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, but Shigenori, a retired police detective, is instead obsessed with a gargoyle that seems to move. College freshman Kotaro launches a web-based investigation of the killer, and comes to find that answers may lie within an abandoned building in the center of Japan’s busiest neighborhood, and beyond the Gate of Sorrows. In this adult sequel to Miyabe’s The Book of Heroes, you will meet monsters from other worlds and ordinary horrors that surpass even supernatural threats. -- VIZ Media

When a boy named Ico grows long curved horns overnight, his fate has been sealed—he is to be sacrificed in the Castle in the Mist. But in the castle, Ico meets a young girl named Yorda imprisoned in its halls. Alone they will die, but together Ico and Yorda might just be able to defy their destinies and escape the magic of the castle. Based on the video game filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) called a “masterpiece,” Japan's leading fantasist Miyuki Miyabe has crafted a tale of magic, loss, and love that will never be forgotten. -- VIZ Media

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