When easygoing 29-year-old Hiroto unexpectedly inherits a cozy one-story hiraya from a kindly neighbor, his unhurried life shifts as his 18-year-old cousin Natsumi arrives from the countryside to live with him. Their gentle coexistence in a small Tokyo home becomes a refuge for people worn down by modern life—an understated, heartwarming tale of ordinary days that quietly save you.

 

This investigation reveals a miscarriage of justice, the story of a woman wrongly convicted of the murder of her husband. The book proves her innocence and reveals who committed the murder.

When Darcy returns home to look after his estranged mother, he discovers that she’s got an unusual housemate:
the teenage ghost of his pre-transition self. Now, Darcy must face the past or risk losing himself completely.

A wealthy family is taken hostage in their own luxury flat. For three days, they are trapped together under the gaze of their captors — but the real danger lies within. Decades of resentment erupt, turning the apartment into a pressure cooker of betrayal, rage and reckoning. Told through the mother’s eyes, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS is a scalding blend of domestic suspense and female rage — a[...]