All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe
This skillfully written thriller also takes readers on a “depth and melancholy” tour of the shadowy aspects of Japan’s consumer-obsessed society. Ordinary people become victims of deadly subterranean creditor networks and spiral into unmanageable personal debt; these networks are so dangerous that murder may be the only way out. The detective immediately discovers that the lovely young woman who vanished is not who she claims to be. Is she a murderer, a victim, or both? How can two women assume the same identity and then go without a trace in a nation where its residents are tracked at every turn?
All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe
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One of the best criminal mysteries with an economic and business subject is this one. In the market, there are a lot of business riddles that are told from the top down, from the perspective of the government or corporate insiders. This book, on the other hand, examines the consumer’s experience with credit card debt and how the materialistic economic philosophy has ruined their life. It’s simple to believe that getting into debt is your own fault and a private problem. This book prompts thought and examines this subject from a variety of angles. It’s suggesting that the market is to blame and not certain people.
The detective who solves this mystery. He is a police detective who is now off duty due to an injury from a prior case. He can approach the case from a new perspective thanks to the off-duty inquiry, and he is anxious to learn what spurred the suspect to commit the killings. Instead of just finding the criminal, he wants to free them from a life that is constantly in danger. He makes a great protagonist in this novel because of the contrast between his method and that of his partner, a police investigator who is still on the job.
