
'The Earthquake Bird' by Susanna Jones is a psychological crime novel set in Tokyo, following the story of Lucy Fly, a British expat living in Japan who is suspected of murdering her friend Lily. The narrative is told through Lucy's memories, alternating between her childhood, her life in Tokyo, and the events leading up to Lily's murder. Jones' writing style is atmospheric and descriptive, capturing the loneliness and isolation of Lucy while providing insights into Japanese culture and society.
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Content warnings may include murder, psychological distress, and themes of trauma and isolation.
From The Publisher:
In Jones's haunting debut novel, readers are taken inside the mind of Lucy, who has fled a painful past to work as a translator in Japan. It is there that she begins an affair with a secretive photographer named Teiji. But it is when Lucy and Teiji befriend Lily Bridges that Lucy's own life begins to fall apart.
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About the Author:
Susanna Jones grew up in Yorkshire and studied drama at London University. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and has won the Crime Writers' Association New Blood Dagger, a Betty Trask Award, and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. She lives in Brighton.
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