In the wee hours of a 1960s Tokyo morning, a dead body is found under the rails of a train, and the victim's face is so badly damaged that police have a hard time figuring out the victim s identity. Only two clues surface: an old man, overheard talking in a distinctive accent to a young man, and the word kameda. Inspector Imanishi leaves his beloved bonsai and his haiku and goes off to investigate and runs up against a blank wall. Months pass in fruitless questioning, in following up leads, until the case is closed, unsolved. But Imanishi is dissatisfied, and a series of coincidences...
In the wee hours of a 1960s Tokyo morning, a dead body is found under the rails of a train, and the victim's face is so badly damaged that police have...
"A master crime writer . . . Seicho Matsumoto's thrillers dissect Japanese society."The New York Times Book Review "A stellar psychological thriller with a surprising and immensely satisfying resolution that flows naturally from the book s complex characterizations. Readers will agree that Matsumoto (19091992) deserves his reputation as Japan s Georges Simenon.-Publishers Weekly
While on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart attack. Eiko had a heart condition so the news of her death wasn t totally unexpected. But the...
"A master crime writer . . . Seicho Matsumoto's thrillers dissect Japanese society."The New York Times Book Review "A stellar psychological thrill...