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People Who Eat Darkness

By: Richard Lloyd Parry
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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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.

©2011 Richard Lloyd Parry (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Murder True Crime Disappearance Crime Emotionally Gripping Scary Thought-Provoking

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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.

Unforgettable

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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.

Stunning

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The book is full of filler material. Thankfully, a good portion of that is of interest to me.

Nothing unexpected

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One of the best books I’ve ever listened to, would recommend it to anyone interested in the real life crime/murder/mystery genre

Amazing

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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.

Very chilling and disturbing story

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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.

incredibly sad story. but gripping

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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.

all sides

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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.

Japan underground

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shocking but interesting book to read. Well written and very well researched. A very sad event.

Well worth reading

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a very moving story that brought me to tears several times. read by probably my favourite audiobook narrator ever. compelling from start to finish.

moving story

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