Set in 1920s Bombay, Perveen Mistry: India’s first female solicitor, investigates a suspicious will and murder, navigating colonialism, patriarchy, and power.
Set in 1960s California, this novel follows teen Evie Boyd as she’s drawn into a cult-like group led by a magnetic man, exploring loneliness, desire, and manipulation, making it a haunting coming-of-age story.
Set in post-World War II, this novel narrates the 1948 Tokyo bank massacre through multiple fragmented voices and unreliable narrators, evoking the paranoia and chaos of occupied Tokyo.
Inspired by a real 1843 double murder, Margaret Atwood reimagines the life of Grace Marks, a convicted servant whose guilt remains hauntingly unresolved.
Part psychological thriller, part social critique, Confessions examines Japan’s juvenile justice system through a teacher’s devastating confession and calculated retaliation.