A dizzying tale oflust and murder, from one of Japan's greatest mysterywriters.

A hunter prowls the night spotsof Shinjuku

But he's the one walking into a trap...

IchiroHonda leads a double life: by day a devoted husband and a diligent worker, bynight he moves through the shadow world of Tokyo's cabaret bars and nightclubsin search of vulnerable women to seduce and then abandon. But when a trail ofbodies seems to appear in his wake, the hunter becomes the prey and Ichirorealises he has been caught in a snare. Has he left it too late to free himselfbefore time runs out?

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