People Who Eat Darkness: Love, Grief and a Journey into Japan's Shadows

by Richard Lloyd Parry

This real-life crime seemed to get better coverage across the pond, as the subject of the story was a missing British girl (I personally hadn't heard of it until meeting the author in France). It's one of the most eye-opening novels (dare I say exposé) into Tokyo's underground with up-for-days terror that sticks with you long after you've finished it. Really, it's a true crime masterpiece that can make even the best writers doubt themselves.