Who is Mr Satoshi?
Jonathan Lee.

William Heinemann (July 2010.)


On the day his mother dies, reclusive photographer Rob Fossick - forty-one and already in the twilight of his career - finds among her belongings an unexplained package addressed to a 'Mr Satoshi.'

So begins a quest that will propel Rob, anxious and unprepared, into the urban maelstrom of Tokyo. With the help of a colourful group of new acquaintances - a vigilant octogenarian; a beautiful 'love hotel' receptionist; an ex-sumo wrestler obsessed with Dolly Parton - the scene seems set for him to unravel the secrets surrounding Mr Satoshi's identity. But until he has faced his own demons, and begun to reconnect with the world around him, the answers Rob craves will remain tantalisingly beyond his reach.

OK, so how is everyone getting on.

My thoughts on the first ten chapters.

Over the first few pages, Lee sets a mysterious scene well and does put us into the action.
I want to know who Satoshi is.
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the story yet and whether I like it but I also can't stop reading.

Rob seems like a complex character and very real. He's not the typical hero (at least in my opinion.)

I'm interested in seeing where the story goes.

Who is everyone else getting on?
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