Quiet

After a near death experience, 16-year old Makiko Lombardi's celebrity father comes to Tokyo, but Makiko hasn't met him for almost seven years. To please her mother, Makiko refuses to see him.

Ashamed about not speaking her mind, Makiko admires Cynthia, an old friend who helps teenage runaways exploited by Yakuza gangsters. When Yakuza follow them, both girls assume Cynthia's in danger, but someone powerful has a problem with Makiko's father and sees Makiko as a pawn.

Meanwhile, neither girl believes rumors that a demon stalks and kills runaways. Until something sinister kills Yakuza outside Makiko's house, and a survivor warns her that the demon "likes" her.

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A first boyfriend.

Yakuza with unknown plans.

A killer demon who "likes" her.

What's a quiet girl to do?

Added to @AmbassadorsJP 's Kowai: Eerie Reads list - Sept. 2023

Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered Plain Janes? Not These Ladies - May 2022

Added to @Paranormal 's Paranormal Paramours list - April 2022

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#4 yakuza (July 14, 2022)
#6 paranormal (July 6, 2026)
#13 bravetogether (July 13, 2026)