My Recommendations

In search of serial killer Buffalo Bill, the FBI is forced to turn to an old adversary – Hannibal Lecter.

Frank, an American tourist, has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo’s sleazy nightlife. But Frank’s behaviour is so strange that Kenji begins to entertain a horrible suspicion.

After her father’s failed suicide attempt, Jane is assigned to foster parents who are deeply involved in the Second Day Believers cult.

The story of the Binewskis, a carny family who set out to breed their own circus of human oddities.

Lucie Blackman, a 21-year-old tall blonde living in Tokyo during the summer of 2000 disappears. The subsequent winter her body is found buried at the beach, cut into pieces.

A seemingly shy housewife one day strangles her husband. Her friends come to her aid but each with their own intentions.

Palpable tension and genuine investment in the characters, makes The Woman in the Dunes an excellent read.

A young guy discovers a hole in the wall, just above his bed. Through his newfound voyeurism he begins to study the lives of his neighbours; their private moments together, secret activities to childbirth, illness and death.