EXIT 8 - GENKI KAWAMURA

A brilliantly constructed Japanese thriller that turns an ordinary emergency staircase into the setting for an unforgettable mystery. Trapped inside a seemingly endless stairwell marked only by the number eight, a group of strangers slowly realise that escaping isn't about finding the exit. It's about spotting the tiny details everyone else misses.

Genki Kawamura, best known for If Cats Disappeared from the World, delivers a tense, fast-moving novel packed with psychological suspense, clever twists and an unsettling sense of déjà vu. Equal parts puzzle, survival story and mind-bending mystery, Exit 8 rewards observant readers and keeps the pages turning right through to its surprising conclusion.