'An audacious puzzle mystery, woven into an exquisitely crafted historical tale. One of the most original works in the history of Japanese mystery writing' Haruo Yuki, author of The Ark
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Tokyo, 1869. It is the dawn of the Meiji era in Japan, but the scars of the recent civil war are yet to heal. The new regime struggles to keep the peace as old scores are settled and dangerous new ideas flood into the country from the West.
A new police force promises to bring order to this land of feuding samurai warlords, and chief inspectors Kazuki and Kawaji are two of its brightest stars. Together they investigate a spree of baffling murders across the capital, moving from dingy drinking dens to high-class hotels and the heart of the Imperial Palace. Can they solve these seemingly impossible crimes and save the country from slipping into chaos once more?
Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782278887
Number of pages: 384
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
An audacious puzzle mystery, woven into an exquisitely crafted historical tale. One of the most original works in the history of Japanese mystery writing, which could never have been created by anyone other than Futaro Yamada - Haruo Yuki, author of The Ark
A witty and clever mystery, with a very surprising twist at the end - Historical Novel Society
Distinctive... A read that requires concentration, but rewarding - The Critic
In its wealth of historical detail and constant presentation of new and intriguing twists and turns, The Meiji Guillotine Murderscan be taken as a historical thriller... but the book is far more than a typical detective story, providing an accessible way of thinking about the time period and its issues - The Asian Review of Books
First published in Japan in 1979 this was a disappointing read. I've enjoyed other Japanese writers from pushkin press but this was weak. Set in 1868 the writing is strange as the author makes modern references... More
This isn’t a novel, more a series of short stories which gently build on one another until the final story ties them all together. Due to this, most of the characters are quick cut outs rather than having any depth to... More
t took me a while to get into this book. The structure was not easy to navigate at first, until I realised it is composed of a series of stories told as two policemen, Kuzuki and Kawaji traverse the capital seeking... More
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