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An incisive and compelling account of the case of Lucie Blackman. Lucie Blackman -- tall, blonde, and 21 years old -- stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. The... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Tim Blackman: Lucie's father, who exhibits poor judgment throughout the long trial.
- Lucie Blackman: The victim: a young Englishwoman who works as a Japanese "hostess" to try to pay off her burgeoning debts.
- Sophie: Lucie's younger sister.
- Louise Phillips: Lucie's best friend and flatmate.
- Jane Blackman: Lucie's mother, bitter and divorced.
- Carita Ridgway: An Australian woman who mysteriously falls ill and dies after weekend with Joji Obara
- Ohara: Strange Japanese man of Korean descent.
- Christa: Add a description of this character.
- Mike Hills
- Adam
- Annette
- Rupert: Lucie and Sophia's younger brother.
- Sam Burman
- Robert Finnigan
- Joji Obara: Real estate magnate, of Korean ancestry. Goes by several names.
- Matsuda
- Scott: Lucie's English boyfriend.
- Yuji
- Jamie Gascoigne
- Roger
- Katie Vickers: Japanese hostess, drugged and raped.
- Nigel
- Marco
- Lucia
- Takamoto
- Emma
- Koji
- Hoshiyama
- Mitsuzane
- Tony Blair: PM of the UK
- Jo Obara: Another of Joji's aliases.
- Ken
- Mizoguchi
- Kim Kyo Hak: Joji's mother.
- Nishida
- Kai
Quotes edit
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“<p.3> She refers to her home in Tokyo as the 'shithouse'--the bathroom is one of the reasons why.”
Narrator -
“<p.32> A voice will come into my head to tell me something and afterwards I'm right. It goes back to my sense of justice: I feel people's pain. People say I'm very empathetic, but I think if you've been thought a lot yourself it gives you that ability.”
Jane Blackman
Setting & Locations edit
- Tokyo Detention Centre
- Japan
- Roppongi: Entertainment center, one of many in Tokyo.
- London
- Sevenoaks
- Britain
- Osaka
- Lade
- Casablanca: Hostess club where Lucie worked
- Zushi Marina
- Hong Kong
- Sydney
- England
- Australia
- Walthamstow Hall
- Yokohama
- Chofu
- Kitabatake
- Matsumoto
- Azabu Police Station
- Spain
- Blue Sea Aburatsubo
- Holland
- Perth
First Sentence edit
Lucie wakes up late, as usual.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue: Life Before Death
Part 1: Lucie
1. The World the Right Way Round
2. Rules
3. Long Haul
Part 2: Tokyo
4. High Touch Town
5. Geisha Girl! (Joke)
6. Tokyo is the Extreme Land
Part 3: The Search
7. Something Terrible has Happened
8. Unintelligible Speech
9. The Flickering Light
10. S & M
11. The Man-shaped Hole
12. Dignity of the Police
13. The Palm Trees by the Sea
Part 4: Obara
14. TheWeak and the Strong
15. George O'Hara
16. Conquest Play
17. Carita
18. In the Cave
Part 5: Justice
19. Ceremonies
20. The Whateverer
21. Smyk
22. Condolence
23. The Verdict
Part 6: Life after Death
24. How Japanese
25. What I Really Am
Notes
Acknowledgments
Glossary edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard Lloyd Parry (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-374-23059-3
Page Count: 454
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-374-23059-3
Page Count: 454
Awards edit
- Samuel Johnson Prize (2011: Non-Fiction, Longlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: HV6535 J33 T664 2012
- Dewey: 364.152'3092
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