Book Review
Title: Trial by Seduction
Author: Karin Miyamoto
Genre: Manga
Rating: *****
Review: in Trial by Seduction we follow Glenna, we learn that Glenna’s older sister drowned at sea when they were on vacation in Florida ten years ago where they meet the Connelly Brothers; Edgerton, Phillip, and Mark. Glenna also knew that the man involved in his sister’s death had a tattoo of the legendary moon bird on his wrist which all three brothers have.
We learn that Glenna was 12 when her sister died, and she had met all of the brothers before, but she had a crush on Mark, now seeing them a decade later she realises how much they have changed but she knows that one of them knows something about her sister’s death. It turns out that Edgerton whose wife Diana was once beautiful is pale and sickly looking and he looks at their daughter coldly, Phillip is an alcoholic and Mark is just as mysterious as he was a decade ago.
As time passes, she tries to work out which brother was involved with her sister and she immediately rules out Phillip because he can’t swim, and Mark had no reaction to the necklace that the mystery man had given Cindy, so she concludes it must be Edgerton. However, after falling for Mark and sleeping with him she tells him the truth of why she is there, and he reacts badly.
Heartbroken for a completely different reason Glenna is broken but when Mark approaches her, he tells her the truth of her sister’s death. He tells her that it was Phillip she was seeing and one night he helped her sneak out to go swimming because he couldn’t swim, he stuck to the shallows while Cindy went further out to the rocks. However, a large wave swept her out to sea and as Phillip couldn’t swim, he went to get Edgerton who is a great swimmer and they tried to find Cindy but by the time they did, it was too late.
While I agree with Glenna that they should have gone to police or coastguard for help, they were all young and afraid, but it finally gives Glenna the closure she is looking for especially after she realises that both Edgerton and Phillip have been punishing themselves ever since that night. I really loved this story and I might even pick up the original source material for the smaller details that are usually left out of manga and graphic novel adaptations.
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I received this review copy from NetGalley
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