A Crime In The Land of 7,000 Islands

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Incredible! Beautifully absorbing, impossible to forget. - Luca Veste 

AN IKIGAI JOHNSON THRILLER

A Crime In the Land of 7,000 Islands is a powerhouse crime thriller fused with folk tales and the influence of anime. Written by Zephaniah Sole, this psychological literary fiction tells the tale of Ikigai Johnson, a Special Agent working out of the FBI's Portland, Oregon field office, who pledges to bring justice to children abused by a monstrous American in the Philippines.

Amidst an expertly accurate police procedural, Ikigai recounts her tale to her eleven-year-old daughter through fantastical allegory. Her story exposes the damage that arises from exploitation, inequality, and generational trauma. Exploring the nuances of criminal justice, it enacts the battle between our courage and our submission to fear. It is an important call to act against evil. 

BBC Radio Surrey with Amanny Mo spoke with Zephaniah Sole in April 2023.

Zephaniah Sole is a Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Author Fellow as well as an alum of VONA and Tin House. His fiction has appeared in Epiphany, Gargoyle Magazine, Collateral Journal and Vestal Review, among other publications. A graduate of New York University, he's been a filmmaker, a public school teacher, and is an FBI agent. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now lives in the Pacific Northwest.