When a devastating earthquake rocks Japan's northeast cost, a tsunami follows and Rei Shimura is swept into her most rugged adventure yet.

There is a crime to solve but this book is more about the disaster and a dedication to the people of Japan.

On its way to kirjakko in Finland. The good one this time. :o)

Thanks! Rei has arrived safe and sound. No tsunamis in this part of the world.

I have tagged Chania with this book and so it jumps the queue of my some 420 Tbr books... I have just began reading and have to say that no matter who had been asking I would not have travelled to an area with a possible nuclear radiation hazard. Actually my brother and sister-in-law had tickets for their first ever trip to Japan (Tokyo) two weeks after the earhtquake - and they cancelled.

Finished. Perhaps the emphasis was on the disaster, but it was still very much a Rei Shimura -mystery.
Waits for a courier who can pass this on to Chania.

Off to Annelis in the morning. She will give it to Taavina at a meet-up where I can't get and Taavina will eventually give it to Chania. Complicated?

Here we are :) Only about 120 km to Chania any more . Maybe we'll meet in April?

Thanks so much! It's been long since I read the latest (before this) Rei Shimura, so I can't wait to read this!

It was so nice to meet Rei Shimura again, as well as the glimpse of Japanise culture, and bit of mystery too!

Kaverihippaterkkuja Kokkolasta!

Thank you, Chania! I've been missing Rei! :)

Finally time for Rei Shimura! Time with her is never wasted. The story was not too violent regarding the crime and the plot not too straightforward. Maybe a few convenient coincidences :) but I was glad about them :) Hachiko was lovely!
"Kizuna = the Japanese word for the help people give each other, especially when there's serious trouble"
I was especially interested in the situation after tsunami in Japan. How the hospitals, shops, trains etc worked.
I read this during the start of the corona epidemic. That affected my thoughts, of course. A different tragedy. But there's kizuna already here, too: my mother (89, living alone) has already received a few phone calls from neighbours, about volunteering to go shopping for her. I'm grateful.

Helmet: 29 (Japaniin liittyvä)
Popsugar: 44 (a book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics)
Karanteenihaaste: 10 (useampi haasteen kohta: 1,7,8,9)

Kirjamessuille mukaan. Hyviä lukuhetkiä!

Thanks for the book!