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People Who Eat Darkness
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
In the summer of 2000, Jane Steare received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Lucie Blackman - tall, blonde and 21 years old - had stepped into the vastness of a Tokyo summer and disappeared forever.
That winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a desolate seaside cave. Her disappearance was mystifying. Had Lucie been abducted by a religious cult? Who was the mysterious man she had gone to meet? What did her work, as a 'hostess' in the notorious Roppongi district of Tokyo, really involve? And could Lucie's fate be linked to the disappearance of another girl some 10 years earlier?
Over the course of a decade, Richard Lloyd Parry has travelled to four continents to interview those caught up in the story and been given unprecedented access to Lucie's bitterly divided family to reveal the astonishing truth about Lucie and her fate.
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- Mary Ann
- 22-01-18
Very chilling and disturbing story
This is a very disturbing story, not least because the perpetrator had money and influence to be able to avoid detection for so long. And who knows how many other unfortunates came into his clutches? Well written, well narrated (Simon Vance is my favourite narrator which is why I chose this book originally) and leaves a feeling of disconcertment.
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- Mike Hursthouse
- 13-08-20
Unforgettable
One of the best books I have encountered in a long while, combining the fascination of a murder mystery brilliantly told with the sheer alien-ness of a society so very different from our own, and at it's core the epitomy of darkness itself, the perpetrator. This book will stay with me for a long time.
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- Michael Lynes
- 10-12-18
Stunning
Brilliantly well written. Nuanced, complex, multi-layered evocation of the impact of murder on a family. Narrator is mannered and affected but doesn’t spoil the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-11-17
incredibly sad story. but gripping
I'd heard of Lucie naturally. But didn't really know the story behind her sad death. This book gives incredible detail about her murder and that of her assailants other victims. a truly evil individual.
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- siobhan brophy
- 13-06-22
all sides
what a horrific thing for any family to go through. i like how the writer took no sides and showed how differently everyone involved dealt with their grief.
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- xrd
- 30-12-22
Japan underground
A long and crime-filled true story from the undergrounds in Japan. It's interesting to hear about the infamous side of Japan compared to it's colourful side.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-11-20
Truly exceptional
Ignore the reviews that talk about narrative detours. They're important context to help you understand what the family were going through. Example: when she's first missing the father and sister hold a press conference. After it the Japanese press are looking at the father in a very odd way. Eventually he finds someone willing to explain what's wrong; he's not wearing any socks. So what, says the father? I spend all my time on boats, I just don't wear socks? He's given a press conference about his missing daughter and can't understand why the press are fixating on his socks, but from the press' POV they're like: he's giving a press conference about his missing daughter, why isn't he wearing socks? It's just one example of how completely alien it was to them and how as a westerner you just can't really be prepared for it.
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- Charli
- 04-06-22
A sad story that needs telling
This was generally a good listen but got a bit bogged down in politics towards the end.
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- teddycatcat
- 15-05-22
interesting story
I felt this was ultimately a very sad story about a broken family and how they dealt with loss, and also about a serial killer and another culture. I was less interested in the last few chapters as this was about grief and the hostility of her parents to each other but I was interested in the police procedural and the efforts of the father to actually get some interest in his daughters lost life.
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- Mr. J. P. Owens
- 18-06-21
Nothing unexpected
The book is full of filler material. Thankfully, a good portion of that is of interest to me.
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