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She''ll help anyone in need. But did she just save a killer?
There is a chilling phenomenon in Japan know n as Johatsu - people w ho vanish
voluntarily from their lives. It''s said 100,000 people per year are Johatsu, and an
entire industry has sprung up to support those w ho choose to.
Life is hard. For some people, it''s just too much.
That''s w hat I thought w hen I brought the concept to England. People w ill disappear
anyw ay. W hat if I could help them? So I pack their belongings discreetly, create
new identities, forge documents, give directions to the cities and tow ns w here the
''night-mover'' can live anonymously.
It''s just a business. I never saw it as a shameful act. I''ve helped people flee from
abusive relationships, from w ork pressure, from debt, from unfulfilled lives. People
in need.
I consider w hat I do to be honourable.
Until now that is.
Because I''ve just learned that I''m not absent of responsibility. That I am capable of
doing a terrible thing.
That it''s not just a business.
I helped somebody flee from a crime. From the police.
I evaporated a murderer.
And if I don''t find him, I can''t live with what he might do next.
Jo Spain is the author of thirteen bestselling thrillers, including her three No.1s, The
Trial (Ireland), The Confession (Ireland) and Dirty Little Secrets (Audible). She is
translated into seventeen languages and w as nominated as Irish author of the
year in 2024.
Jo is also a full-time screenw riter. Along w ith her w riting partner, David Logan, she
has been commissioned for the fifth season of Harry W ild, a series they show run,
co-w rite and executive produce, starring Jane Seymour. Jo and David also co-w rote
and exec produced 2024''s The Boy That Never W as, and show ran and w rote Mix
Tape, w hich has already w on the audience choice aw ard at SXSW , the prestigious
U.S. festival, w hich launched Hacks and Beef.
Jo is currently adapting Emma Curtis'' novel Invite Me In for RTE as w ell as her ow n,
The Trial, w ith Metropolitan Pictures (W ednesday/The Banshees of Inisherin/The
Tourist). Her books Don''t Look Back and The Last to Disappear are also in development.
There is a chilling phenomenon in Japan know n as Johatsu - people w ho vanish
voluntarily from their lives. It''s said 100,000 people per year are Johatsu, and an
entire industry has sprung up to support those w ho choose to.
Life is hard. For some people, it''s just too much.
That''s w hat I thought w hen I brought the concept to England. People w ill disappear
anyw ay. W hat if I could help them? So I pack their belongings discreetly, create
new identities, forge documents, give directions to the cities and tow ns w here the
''night-mover'' can live anonymously.
It''s just a business. I never saw it as a shameful act. I''ve helped people flee from
abusive relationships, from w ork pressure, from debt, from unfulfilled lives. People
in need.
I consider w hat I do to be honourable.
Until now that is.
Because I''ve just learned that I''m not absent of responsibility. That I am capable of
doing a terrible thing.
That it''s not just a business.
I helped somebody flee from a crime. From the police.
I evaporated a murderer.
And if I don''t find him, I can''t live with what he might do next.
Jo Spain is the author of thirteen bestselling thrillers, including her three No.1s, The
Trial (Ireland), The Confession (Ireland) and Dirty Little Secrets (Audible). She is
translated into seventeen languages and w as nominated as Irish author of the
year in 2024.
Jo is also a full-time screenw riter. Along w ith her w riting partner, David Logan, she
has been commissioned for the fifth season of Harry W ild, a series they show run,
co-w rite and executive produce, starring Jane Seymour. Jo and David also co-w rote
and exec produced 2024''s The Boy That Never W as, and show ran and w rote Mix
Tape, w hich has already w on the audience choice aw ard at SXSW , the prestigious
U.S. festival, w hich launched Hacks and Beef.
Jo is currently adapting Emma Curtis'' novel Invite Me In for RTE as w ell as her ow n,
The Trial, w ith Metropolitan Pictures (W ednesday/The Banshees of Inisherin/The
Tourist). Her books Don''t Look Back and The Last to Disappear are also in development.
- Publisher Name:Unknown
- ISBN: 9781785129377
- Author:Spain, Jo
- Publication Date:2026-07-02
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