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The Akiya Trilogy, all three psychological thriller ebooks

Fukuoka · Hokkaido · Nagano. Each one stands alone.

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There are nine million abandoned houses in Japan. They're called akiya. They're legal to buy, they're cheap, and the reason they're cheap is a story nobody in the neighbourhood will tell. That silence is where these three novels live.

“Fear doesn't scream in the Japanese countryside.
It rots in silence.”

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The Akiya: Fukuoka A man buys a cheap house to give his family a fresh start. The town could not be more welcoming. Then his daughter doesn't come home. Everyone is very sorry, and very unhelpful.
The Akiya: Hokkaido A woman moves into a mountain house that has stood for four hundred years. Her boyfriend has plans for the property. Something older has plans for her.
The Akiya: Nagano Two ex-influencers quit the internet to run a rural love hotel. They find the cameras on day three. The cameras were installed before they got the keys.

Each one stands alone. No order required, no cliffhanger holding you hostage. Start with whichever premise you can't stop thinking about.

Psychological thriller, not horror. The dread here is social: a town that has decided something and won't tell you what. No gore, nothing leaping out at you. I'd rather say that now than have you annoyed at chapter four.

★ A “Project We Love” on Kickstarter, funded at 199%. The next book in the series funded at 329%.

“I cannot wait until your next ones release!” (Samantha, USA)

“I'm a psychology professor working on my forensic psychology PhD. Target audience reached.” (Cheyenne)

“I lived in an old akiya in rural Fukuoka about 30 years ago. Never again.” (Diane, in Japan since 1987)

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Written by Brandon Chin. 11 years in Japan, 41 prefectures of real abandoned houses.
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