Out
1997 • 528 pages

Ratings74

Average rating3.7

15

If you're looking for a book that masquerades as a thriller but, in reality, is more of a psychologically macabre art house horror story, then this might be for you.

There are no ghosts, vampires, or creepy puppets in this. Oh, no. It's a tale with a simple concept. One you might have even seen or read about in a typical police procedural, but with a few unique twists.

The book stars four women who work the night shift at a boxed dinner processing plant. Each has troubles at home, but after Yayoi's husband, Kenji, comes home and says he's gambled their life savings away, she's fed up and

July 9, 2023