Last Winter We Parted
A young writer arrives at a prison to interview a man arrested for homicide. He has been commissioned to write a full account of the case, from its bizarre and grisly details to the nature of the man behind the crime. The suspect, while world-renowned as a photographer, has a deeply unsettling portfolio — lurking beneath the surface of each photograph is an acutely obsessive fascination with his subject.
He stands accused of murdering two women — both burned alive — and will likely face the death penalty. But something isn't quite right, and as the young writer probes further, his doubts about this man as a killer intensify. He soon discovers the desperate, twisted nature of all who are connected to the case, struggling to maintain his sense of reason and justice. What could possibly have motivated this man to use fire as a torturous murder weapon? Is he truly guilty, or will he die to protect someone else?
The suspect has a secret — it may involve his sister, who willful...
Author: Nakamura Fuminori
Year of publication: 2014
Translator: Powell Allison Markin
Number of pages: 126
Reading time: 2 h. 6 min.
Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF
