What Is the Social-Horror Book Genre?
These 7 Social-Horror Books Are Equal Parts Thought-Provoking and Terrifying
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Penance ($15), a short, fast-paced novel, opens with a murder — Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko were tricked into leaving their friend Emily with a stranger, who is found dead hours later. Because the four girls were unable to describe the stranger to the police, the trail goes cold, and Asako, Emily's mother, is beside herself with grief. She curses the surviving girls, vowing that they'll pay for Emily's murder if they don't find who killed her before time runs out.