Adored by readers the million-copy Japanese magical realist mystery for fans of BEFORE THE
COFFEE GETS COLD If you could meet any dead person of your choosing for one night who would
it be? When Hirase a young woman from Tokyo arranges an appointment with The Go-Between she
doesn't expect a teenager to show up. Dressed preppy-style in a duffel coat and carrying a
notebook he communicates with the dead - at least this is what Hirase has pieced together
from the Internet - offering them a chance to travel back into the real world. He quickly lays
down some ground-rules: you are allowed only one meeting with the dead for a single night the
dead person must not have been called back by anyone else before plus they have the right to
refuse. Lastly the service is entirely free. Four more characters will enlist the Go-Between
for an emotional encounter with the dead. What is the mystery behind this smart young man
with the notebook and why does he insist on meeting in of all places a freezing cold hospital
carpark? Utterly unique and soul-stirring THE GO-BETWEEN explores the wonder of life the
magic of the ordinary and the importance of friendship and always making amends from Japan's
best-loved magical realist mystery author.
