Product Description

Young, pretty Junko Aoki has the extraordinary ability to start fires using just the power of her mind. Furthermore, she believes it to be her duty to use her pyrokinetic powers to punish violent criminals who have evaded justice. A chance encounter one night sends Junko on a mission to rescue a young woman abducted by a vicious gang of youths. The trail of bodies she leaves across Tokyo attracts the attention of two very different groups: a secretive vigilante group that tries to recruit her, and the arson squad of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Hardly able to keep up with Junko's killing spree, Detective Chikako Ishizu finds herself drawn deeper into a case that defies belief. Both women are committed to fighting evil, and both find their deeply held beliefs challenged.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #122605 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Review
"[Miyuki Miyabe's] true subject is the mystery of modern Japanese identity ... she is a master of small gestures, the precise geometry of meaning as it moves between people ... a subtle observer of a country on the cusp." --Los Angeles Times

"In this newest novel by awarding-winning mystery author Miyabe, the power of one woman is taken to new heights... This novel goes well beyond the concept of Stephen King's Firestarter (Miyabe herself has been called "the Stephen King of Japan") with beautiful subtlety and suspense. Recommended for all public libraries." --Library Journal

Customer Reviews

Crossfire
Forget all the pseudo-intellectual guff aimed at Japanese novels. This is a fantastically well written novel that is pretty much along the lines of a Japanese version of the "X-Files".

I won't give the plot away, but to me it also conjures up the thought that it would have made a great anime, or a manga. I know it's been filmed, but an anime or manga would suit it better.

Brilliant. Ms Miyabe is a star!