Satoru Fujinuma is still troubled by the disappearance of Kayo Hinazuki, a classmate from when he was in fifth grade.
When Satoru's mother is brutally murdered by an unidentified assailant, he learns that her death is linked to Kayo's kidnapping.
He becomes determined to use his unusual power to time travel in order to prevent the tragic deaths of his mother and Kayo and to find the perpetrators of their killings.
Don't be shocked if you finish Erased in less than a weekend; it's an evocative, complex, and riveting novel.
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