Seventeen

8 hrs. 40 min.

Language Russian

Author Hideo Yokoyama

Narrator Alexander Aravushkin

Description

An absolute bestseller in Japan. Sold 1,500,000 copies. The best Japanese detective novel of 2003. Based on the novel, the best film of 2005 was made according to the Japan Academy Award.

The killer confessed. All evidence is right there. But the investigation is only just beginning…

A scandal?.. A disgrace?.. A catastrophe?.. No, it’s worse than that. A police inspector committed murder—strangled his own wife, and—importantly—at her own request. At the same time, he didn’t take his own life to preserve his honor, but turned himself in. In the Land of the Rising Sun, this is simply unimaginable. Therefore, both the police, the prosecution, and the court are trying to close this toxic case as quickly as possible and—somehow—keep face.

In the end, everything becomes clear: the criminal confessed, and there’s more than enough evidence… But there is one important “however.” Two whole days passed between the murder and the confession of guilt—days the criminal refuses to talk about categorically. At the same time, it turned out that after leaving his wife’s body somewhere, he went away.

Where and why? What happened during that time? What is the killer hiding?

Six people try to answer these questions: an investigator, a prosecutor, a defense attorney, a journalist, a judge, and a prison guard…

“Yokoyama is a real master.” — The New York Times Book Review

“Yokoyama’s prose is crystal clear; the plot… absolutely believable and convincing.” — Bookpage

“Yokoyama has that elusive quality that distinguishes a top-class novelist: the ability to grab the reader’s attention at once and not let it go.” — The Washington Post