Quote of the day
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
Natsuo Kirino

Born: October 7, 1951 (age 74)
Bio: Natsuo Kirino is the pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese novelist and a leading figure in the recent boom of female writers of Japanese detective fiction.
Known for:
- Grotesque (2007)
- The Goddess Chronicle (2008)
- Real World (2008)
- Intrusion







