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Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Soho Crime) by [Seicho Matsumoto, Beth Cary]

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by Seicho Matsumoto (Author), Beth Cary (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition

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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 lead him back to the case. Why did a young woman scatter pieces of white paper out of the window of a train? Why did a bar girl leave for home right after Imanishi spoke to her? Why did an actor, on the verge of telling Imanishi something important, drop dead of a heart attack? What can a group of nouveau young artists possibly have to do with the murder of a quiet and “saintly” provincial old ex-policemen? Inspector Imanishi investigates.

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Soho Crime
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1 July 2003
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A police procedural in the classic tradition of . . . P.D. James's Commander Dalgliesh.
--The New York Times

Patient, meticulous stories [that] offer an anatomy of a society as much as a picture of a crime.
--The Economist

A master crime writer.
--Jan van de Wetering, author of Outsider in Amsterdam

The most intricate web of detection . . . A tantalizing double unveiling act . . . Belongs on your shelf next to Christie and Simenon, P.D. James and Robert Van Gulik. A superb thriller.
--Los Angeles Times

An intriguing slice of the mores and habits of Japanese society . . . Seicho Matsumoto combines the prolific output of a Rex Stout with the literary qualities of Elmore Leonard.
--San Francisco Chronicle --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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A police procedural featuring Tokyo homicide detective Inspector Imanishi, who is still pursuing a criminal even when the official investigation is closed, taking him across Japan in his search for justice. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003P2WETK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Soho Crime; Revised ed. edition (1 July 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1423 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 360 pages

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D. Mcmullin

Great story, but...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2019

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A very enjoyable read, however it was spoilt somewhat by what can only be described as careless computer typesetting. Some words,for no reason appeared in bold type, others were made almost indecipherable by what must have been caused by the machine that transcribed them. I hope that Amazon will act to correct this.

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An example of what thrillers should be

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 March 2020

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Reading this book has been refreshing. The novel is packed with twists and turns especially at the last few chapters. Its almost impossible to correctly guess who the perpetrator is. Furthermore, there is little description of violence and no use of useless crude words for the purpose of drama. The killing technique was pretty unique. I am glad that I stuck reading to the book that is absoultely a satifactory read and worth the money as well as time.

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Ayumi San

It is a good thriller but at times I found the plot too ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2015

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It is a good thriller but at times I found the plot too lengthy and confusing and I was not understanding where Inspector was getting with all clues he was collecting about the railway murder case and how it was related to the Nouveau Group members. What I find disturbing is that you only get a glimpse of the murderer as though he is a side character and not the main one in the investigation! You don't get the grip that plugs you to the novel! It took me more time to read this one!! and the revelation about the motive was a bit disappointing I would as the author keep taking us to different parts of Japan with different characters without revealing any clue why or how it could be related to the murder case. I find the story a bit confusing honestly. I confess that I was a bit lost with the plot and trying to get on the rails many times but in the end I finished the book ! That's positive!

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Edward Jacobs

Good story, poor proof-reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2021

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As another review has said, this is spoilt by lack of proof-reading. Words are in bold for no reason and there are other obvious typos. There really is no excuse for this. The errors literally jump off the page and spoil the experience of reading the book. The story itself was enjoyable and worth the irritation of the presentation.

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D. Glowacki

Old style exciting crime fiction

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2017

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For once a crime fiction story with no red herrings.The mystery of the initial murder slowly unravels as each clue is explored and linked to next clue.It is good old fashioned plot that satisfies.The atmosphere of early 60s Japan is captured beautifully.My big problem is just how sexist a culture it is.All men are very polite to each other,showing great respect and heroic.However all women are trivial,trodden on and viewed as mildly irritating by their spouses.Very enjoyable read

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Mark G

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2012

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The other reviews and my interest in Japan and detective novels caused me to buy this for my Kindle. It was an enjoyable enough read but it is not worth the level of stars so far given so I thought it only fair to add an opposing view.

The good points

It does conjure up a historical Japan in the age when the country was in the early stages of its post-war economic miracle (I particularly enjoyed it when the bill came to 750 yen after an evening of eating and drinking). There are some interesting twists and turns to the plot.

The bad points

The writing is quite stilted at parts (this might partly be a convention of Japanese crime writing at the time). The plot relies on the most outrageous coincidences to an absurd degree as well as a murderer who embarks on several quite unnecessary actions which helps the dogged Inspector Imanishi pin it on him. The Kindle edition is also full of typos and formatting errors - looks like it was OCR-ed without anyone bothering to proof read it!

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Very happy with my purchase

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2021

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I got the book extremely fast. The description said Condition-Good, but the condition is actually excellent, it looks new. Very happy with my purchase. Thank you!

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S. Rostron

A well-told and well plotted crime novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2020

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My only sadness is that the maverick Inspector Imanishi does not feature in a series of books given there are more than a few touches of Maigret here.

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