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Villain by Shuichi Yoshida is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Villain about?
A young insurance saleswoman is found strangled at Mitsuse Pass. Her family and friends are shocked and terrified. The pass--which tunnels through a mountainous region of southern Japan--has an eerie history: a hideout for robbers, murderers, and ghostly creatures lurking at night.Soon afterward, a young construction worker becomes the primary suspect. As the investigation unfolds, the events leading up to the murder come darkly into focus, revealing a troubled cast of characters: the victim, Yoshino, a woman much too eager for acceptance; the suspect, Yuichi, a car enthusiast misunderstood by everyone around him; the victim's middle-aged father, a barber disappointed with his life; and the suspect's aging grandmother, who survived the starvation of postwar Japan only to be tormented by local gangsters. And, finally, there is desperate Mitsuyo, the lonely woman who finds Yuichi online and makes the big mistake of falling for him.A stunningly dark thriller and a...
Who reads Villain?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Shuichi Yoshida
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Romance, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.55 / 5 (31 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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