In “Mysterious Setting” (ISBN: 9781805330486), Michael Emmerich tells a darkly comic tale of Shiori, a tone-deaf girl with a passion for music. Despite her sister’s discouragement, Shiori moves to Tokyo to become a lyricist, but her trusting nature leads her into online exploitation. This surreal novel explores sibling rivalry and social outcasts in modern Japan, perfect for fans of Mieko Kawakami and Sayaka Murata.