CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. PROLOGUE: A MURDER GRIPS THE NATION 9
6. 1. AN UNREMARKABLE FAMILY HISTORY 19
7. 2. EARLY CHILDHOOD 23
8. 3. MAIDENS OR HARLOTS ONLY 28
9. 4. GEISHA AND PROSTITUTE 37
10. 5. ACQUAINTANCE RAPE 43
11. 6. ACTING UP 49
12. 7. BECOMING PROFESSIONAL 55
13. 8. CHANGING SADDLES 60
14. 9. LEGAL PROSTITUTION AND ESCAPE 67
15. 10. FROM PROSTITUTE ON THE LAM TO MISTRESS 72
16. 11. A SEARCH FOR STABILITY 78
17. 12. DISCOVERING LOVE 84
18. 13. LOVE’S INTOXICATION 90
19. 14. MURDER 95
20. 15. NO LONGER PRIVATE 105
21. 16. INTERROGATION AND INVESTIGATION 122
22. 17. JUDGMENT 133
23. 18. IMPRISONMENT AND RELEASE 143
24. 19. CELEBRITY, HARDSHIP, AND ESCAPE 151
25. EPILOGUE: A TRAIL OF RE-CREATIONS 156
26. NOTES FROM THE POLICE INTERROGATION OF ABE SADA 163
27. ENDNOTES 209
28. BIBLIOGRAPHY 227
29. INDEX 235