A perfectly plotted,cosy detective story from Seicho Matsumoto,Japan's master of mystery.
'It was a puzzle with no solution. But he did not lose heart.'
In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata,the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Stood in the coast's wind and cold,the police see nothing to investigate: the flush of the couple's cheeks speaks clearly of cyanide,of a lovers'suicide. But in the eyes of two men,Torigai Jutaro,a senior detective,and Kiichi Mihara,a young gun from Tokyo,something is not quite right. Together,they begin to pick at the knot of a unique and calculated crime...
Now widely available in English for the first time,Tokyo Express is celebrated around the world as Seicho Matsumoto's masterpiece - and as one of the most fiendish puzzles ever written.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241439074Number of pages: 160Weight: 166 gDimensions: 216 x 135 x 12 mm
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'Tense,enigmatic,thrillingly weird - a glorious find'- Kevin Barry,author of Night Boat to Tangier
'A fiendishly complex case. A deep understanding of human nature drives this intricately plotted masterpiece of Japanese crime writing. A timely and welcome opportunity for a new generation to discover Seicho Matsumoto'- Brian McGilloway,author of The Empty Room
'An absolute corker of a read - so brilliantly shrouded in mystery that it was impossible to put it down'- Lisa Hall,author of Between You and Me
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