Title: People Who Eat Darkness Pdf The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo - and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up
Lucie Blackman - tall, blond, 21 years old - stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000 and disappeared. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. The seven months in between had seen a massive search for the missing girl involving Japanese policemen, British private detectives, and Lucie's desperate but bitterly divided parents. Had Lucie been abducted by a religious cult or snatched by human traffickers? Who was the mysterious man she had gone to meet? And what did her work as a hostess in the notorious Roppongi district of Tokyo really involve?
Richard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, followed the case from the beginning. Over the course of a decade, as the rest of the world forgot but the trial dragged on, he traveled to four continents to interview those connected with the story, assiduously followed the court proceedings, and won unique access to the Japanese detectives who investigated the case. Ultimately he earned the respect of the victim's family and delved deep into the mind and background of the man accused of the crime - Joji Obara, described by the judge as "unprecedented and extremely evil." The result is a book at once thrilling and revelatory.
Richard Lloyd Parry is the Asia editor and Tokyo bureau chief of the London Times and the author of In the Time of Madness.
Disturbing True Crime This book is a slow burner. If pace is important to you? You may have a more challenging time sticking with this. However, if you are interested in other cultures and the differences in crime investigations between America and other cultures? You will find this interesting. As a former cop I found it more true to the impediments investigators can encounter gathering sufficient credible leads, navigating the law and its limitations which can impede an investigation, and it is illuminating as to the frustrations faced by family attempting to navigate a foreign legal system and those who seek to profit from the misfortune of family members who simply want answers and closure. I learned much from reading it, but definitely a sad and disturbing non fiction.The Most Frightening Book I've Ever Read As someone who's interested in True Crime, I thought I had thick skin. This is without a doubt the most frightening book I've ever read. It messed up my sleep schedule for days.Also, before I begin. I'm a little OCD. There were two typos in the book I noticed--gotta watch that!Anyways. Richard Lloyd Parry is a clear, concise writer and he brings another level to what could have easily been a sensationalist piece of true-crime trash. I wanted in particular to praise Parry for his sympathetic portrayal of the victim. He uses factual information to paint a real and in-depth portrait of Lucie, her life, her family, and ultimately their grief. Parry is particularly good at giving us well rounded views of real people. No one in the story was reduced to black and white, and even the most vile of characters were treated with the eye of a skilled and unbiased reporter.This book is not just about a murder. Parry tackles all aspects of the story, ranging from the western experience in Japan, the Japanese police force, Japan's complex relationship with masculinity and nightlife, true grief and loss, and creepiest of all in my opinion, the bizarre people that emerge during the search for a high-profile missing person and the subsequent murder trial.Truly, Parry explores some of the seediest people and events I have ever read about. This book is almost as much about the absolute darkest parts of humanity as it is about one case, hence the title. It's NOT for the faint of heart. Several times when I was reading the book, I thought, "Should this really have been written about?" I raced to finish it because Parry's writing is compelling, but also, I wanted it to be over.Undoubtedly Parry did a good job, even with a story so macabre. It's in no way exploitive or biased. And I learned a lot, even though I'm not sure I wanted to.Reads like a grade school writers first attempt at a book This is based on the true story of the murder of a British woman Lucie Blackmon who was murdered and dismembered while working as a bar hostess in Japan. I got it on my Amazon Kindle Paper White off a recommendation by Deadbug who hosts a podcast on Serial Killers and murderers as well as posts YouTube videos on the same topic. The book is oddly like a love story about Japan and its culture. The author goes into extensive and boring detail about Japan and the element of sleaze in their gentleman clubs. The author suffers from a limited vocabulary which makes reading this book an arduous process as he yammers on in lengthy detail so as to string a book together. Take a pass on this one and watch the documentary on YouTube instead.
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