WINNER of Canadian Book Award In the Hidden Gems Category (2016) Ranked no. 18 on THE RED LIST Thriller of the Month (2020) The death of a French cult movie director in Japan sent a ripple through the country. A fan investigating his alleged overdose followed the evidence which led him to a mysterious Japanese woman, the director's muse, who used to work in a seedy Pachinko parlor in Tokyo. To his utmost disappointment, the woman was killed in a tragic accident just days before the director's suspicious death. Meanwhile, a lonely, middle-aged American businessman called Smith was completely smitten with a pretty female server who worked at the Pachinko parlor. Together, they scammed the parlor of tens of thousands of yen. But there was a dark side to the woman that was slowly revealing itself to Smith as he became more and more involved with her, and he wasn't sure he could continue to trust her. What was the woman's secret? And what did she have to do with the death of the director? Reviews from Amazon readers: ★★★★★ "Emotionally complex and filled with passion. I am sure it will captivate readers from East and West." ★★★★★ "Vann has a unique knowledge of Japan." ★★★★★ "An interesting and beautifully told tale about modern clashes of culture and human growth." ★★★★★ "Vann Chow makes an impressive debut." THE WHITE MAN AND THE PACHINKO GIRL is a psychological thriller written in four parts. This is the complete story.
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