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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The aftermath of the murder of a bondage teacher reveals the darkest corners of the human mind in this chilling new mystery from the master of Japanese literary noir.Two detectives. Two identical women. One dead body- then two, then three, then four. All knotted up in Japan's underground BDSM scene and kinbaku, a form of rope bondage which bears a complex cultural history of spirituality, torture, cleansing, and sacrifice.As Togashi, a junior member of the police force, investigates the murder of a kinbaku instructor, he finds himself unable to resist his own private transgressive desires. In contrast, Togashi's Sherlock Holmesian colleague Hayama is morally upright to a fault, with a stalwart commitment to the truth and nearly superhuman powers of deduction. When Hayama notices a dangerous measure of darkness within Togashi, he embarks on a parallel investigation, which soon spirals out of control.Unflinching in its flayed-raw treatment of identity, violence, sexuality, power, the occult, and the divine, The Rope Artist is both viscerally painful and unexpectedly hopeful-a genre homage that shines a light on the most dangerous elements of the human psyche. Translation of: Sonosaki no michi ni kieru. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781641293259
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __164129325X
Book Description hardback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9781641293259
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