Tokyo Express (Penguin Modern Classics) by Matsumoto, Seicho

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Penguin Classics, 2023. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 160 pages. Japanese language. 7.80x5.08x0.35 inches.

New. <p><b>'<i>Tokyo Express</i> is an irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly-plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose' Paula Hawkins, author of <i>The Girl on the Train </i><br /></b><br /><b>'A classic of postwar Japanese crime fiction' <i>Financial Times</i><br /><br /></b><i>'It was a puzzle with no solution. But he did not lose heart.'</i><br /><br />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...<br /><br… Read More

US: Penguin, 1958. Paperback. New. 'An irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly-plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train 'Matsumoto was Japan's Agatha Christie' Laura Hackett, The Sunday Times '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 c ouple are discovered. Stood in the coast's wind and cold, the police see no thing to investigate: the flush of the couple's cheeks speaks clearly of cy anide, 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 n ot quite right. Together, they begin to pick at the knot of a unique and ca lculated 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.

Mass Market Paperback. Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd. | 2023 | Mass Market Paperback | 256 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Standing 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. | We have this book in our store house - please allow for a couple of extra days for delivery.