Further praise for Strangers:

‘Sexy, insightful and frequently funny … plus a good old-fashioned sting in the tail, delivered with a tangible sense of excitement and a true entertainer’s eye for a climax. What more could you want?’ Irish Examiner

‘Yamada has really hit the spot with this … Sparsely written, beautifully atmospheric, wonderfully creepy, the book is based on reality but so permeated with spookiness, one can practically hear the ominous soundtrack.’ Good Book Guide

‘Restrained and moving … what might have been a simple ghost story evolves into a psychologically acute portrait.’ Daily Telegraph

‘Yamada’s manner of stripped-down storytelling leaves much to the reader, but he manages tempo very subtly … A memorably uncanny tapestry, and a powerful atmosphere, of heat and rain and sorrow … The powerful mood of Strangers lingers.’ Guardian

‘Strangers is written with a tone that reveals great emotional discernment.’ Scotland on Sunday

‘The interplay of traditional ideas about spirits and cold modernity is what lies behind the power of this sharp, chilling, contemporary ghost story.’ Scotsman