This is my first book by this author and it is based on the Japanese idea of Johatsu, when individuals decide to vanish from their lives due to shame, financial ruin or an abusive relationship. Such an interesting premise!
Veronica our first person narrator, runs an agency in Brighton, based on this concept and she really feels she is helping people who are desperate and need to disappear.
However one day she discovers she has inadvertently helped a murderer vanish and she feels compelled to aid Seb, the policeman who is pursuing him, putting herself in extreme danger in the process.
As the book progresses, flashbacks explain how Veronica has chosen such an unusual career and the reader is treated to many twists and turns along the way.
The book is well researched and really unique- I’d never heard of Johatsu before and found the descriptions of how it works really fascinating.
The ending did seem rather abrupt and failed to answer one important question- I wondered whether the author plans to turn this book into a series featuring Veronica. I for one would definitely be keen to read more about her journey.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.