Emily’s note

I read Confessions when it was just published in Japan and was amazed that Kanae Minato had managed to create a new genre of crime novel and believed she would be huge in the future. I was eager to publish the book then but lost the auction. So, I kept my eye on her next books. I signed Penance, For N, and Night Tightrope before Confessions was published in Taiwan. When Confessions became hugely successful there, I had already signed most of her books. And she became the Queen of crime novel. Higashino Keigo is the King of crime novel.

In Japan, they have a morning true crime TV program. The journalist interviews different people who were witness to a crime and they talk about their points of view. I like to watch it because you find different angles of the truth. When I read Kanae Minato’s fiction, I believed she must be the big fan of this program. She was a house wife and loved to watch this TV program and then created her own writing style. At that time, I offered for Night Tightrope and waited for one year without any news. After one year, the sub-agent in Taiwan asked me if I wanted to keep on waiting or giving up? I said I will never give up Kanae Minato’s book. Finally I got the contract. Kanae Minato’s books became abestseller in Taiwan.

It was worth the wait!