Tokyo Year Zero (by David Peace)

TOKYO YEAR ZERO by David Peace (unabridged) is presented by Blackstone Audio and comes with what is perhaps the best audiobook app available (see FEATURES, below).

“Riveting…Peace, whose complex style feels like a cross between Haruki Murakami and James Ellroy, delivers an expressionistic portrait of a harrowing, devastated time and place.” (Publishers Weekly)

On the first anniversary of the Japanese surrender, the bodies of two women are found in the ruins of Zōjōji Temple in central Tokyo, raped and strangled. They are only the first in a series of murders. The irreverent, angry, despairing yet determined Detective Minami narrates this stunningly original crime novel.
Self-contained, this audiobook app is perfect for your commute, on a trip, or while relaxing. Based on a library-quality recording, this app was built especially for your iPhone and iPod Touch. No unreadable text, no endless scrolling on a tiny screen. The audio is of higher-than-normal quality, making for a great listening experience that will not tire your ears or grate on your nerves.

NOTICE: This app includes the exact same 5-star recording offered elsewhere at much higher prices. It was professionally recorded by Blackstone Audio’s narrator, Mark Bramhall. You are not buying yet another amateur or volunteer narration. No clicks, background noises, throat clearing, mispronunciations, tinny voices or monotones will be found here.

“Peaces voice is powerful and unique. This is compelling stuff that will leave no one
indifferent.” (Guardian)


• EXPERIENCE. About 14 hours of narration. Created as a Folium enhancedAudio™ edition, this book includes extra functions and features not found on lesser players.

• PLAYER CONTROLS. Includes listen (play), pause, multi-speed fast forward/reverse, jump ahead/back, chapter skip, volume control, one-touch chapter- and bookmark browser. There is also a “scrub” bar that finds any point inside the chapter with just a tap.

• SLEEP TIMER. Have you ever fallen asleep watching TV or listening to a book? If so, youll love this feature. Once set, the book will stop, place a bookmark, and allow you to jump back to where you probably began dozing.

• CLEAR & ELEGANT DESIGN. Simple, clean, intuitive, and smarter than average.

• CHAPTER TIMINGS. Always know how much time it will take to finish a chapter. Plus, the progress bar at the top of the screen shows how far into the book you’ve come.

• OFFLINE LISTENING. You are airplane-ready! Once downloaded, listen uninterrupted without threat from a lost network connection. Downloads are usually just 5-10 minutes, but depend upon your network speed.

• AUTO-BOOKMARKING. The player remembers where you stopped listening and returns to that exact spot when you open the book again.

• TELL-A-FRIEND. An easy way to recommend the book to your friends or Twitter feed.

• FEEDBACK. Share your ideas for books, functions, and features. We are very responsive to our listeners and appreciate all feedback and ideas.


RATING: Suitable for adults who enjoy crime fiction, mysteries and suspense novels set in historical periods, or books set in Japan.

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On August 15, 1946—the first anniversary of the Japanese surrender—the partially decomposed bodies of two women are found in the ruins of Zōjōji Temple in central Tokyo. They had been raped and strangled—and they are only the first. More will be found killed in the same way and by the same hand.
Told with demanding power, written in a telegraphic, darkly lyrical language, full of wry humor, unblinking in its vision of the chaos left in the wake of war, Tokyo Year Zero is blistering and unforgettable, a stunningly original crime novel.