Who is Mr Satoshi by Jonathan Lee.

Paperback ed. Windmill Books, July 2011.

Soon after his mother dies, forty one year old reclusive photographer Rob Fossick finds an unexplained package addressed to Mr Satoshi in his mother’s belongings. The quest that follows will propel Rob into the urban world of Tokyo and with the help of some new and colourful acquaintances; he will start to unravel the mystery surrounding the identity of Mr Satoshi. However, before he can do this, Rob will have to face his own past and reconnect with the world.

This book had been sat on the pile for a while but when I did start reading, I couldn’t stop. I found the plot instantly interesting.

Immediately, I am presented with a mystery and I felt invested in Rob’s story from the first chapter. I was trying to work out the identity of Mr Satoshi all the way through.

Rob is a flawed character who is facing personal crisis and demons. He is not where he expected to be in life. I liked how his character developed during the course of the novel. It felt realistic.

The supporting characters are strong, amusing and intriguing. I’d like to have an insight into their back stories.

I found this book to be well written and evenly plotted. The author sets the scene well and it’s very atmospheric. There was also a satisfactory ending.

This is a search and discover novel and I loved it. A great debut from Jonathan Lee.

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.