Puppet Master vol.3

Volume 3 of Miyuki Miyabe’s best-selling murder mystery sees Hiromi and Peace respond to the criticism that they only go after defenseless women by targeting a man as their next victim, while plotting to frame Kaz as their fall guy. But even master manipulator Peace couldn’t predict how things would turn out . . .


Available in e-book format in five separate volumes, to be released through spring 2016. Other e-books in English by Miyuki Miyabe:


Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo

The Book of Heroes

ICO: Castle in the Mist

Brave Story


Praise for Miyabe: 


“A window into contemporary Japanese life.” 

—San Francisco Chronicle


“Enormously compelling… combining expert pacing and psychological nuance to ultimately haunting effect.” 

—Publishers Weekly, starred review


“Miyabe is a subtle observer of a country on the cusp. Her American readers can only hope for more chances to see through her eyes.” 

—The Los Angeles Times


“Absorbing… an artful blending of puzzle-solving and social commentary.” —Washington Post