The Tattoo Murder
$24.47
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
28 November 2022
Summary
Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs discovered in a room locked from the inside. Gone is the part of her that bore one of the most beautiful full-body tattoos ever rendered. Kenzo Matsushita, a young doctor who was first to discover the crime scene, feels compelled to assist his detective brother, who is in charge of the case. But Kenzo has a secret: he was Kinue’s lover, and soon his involvement in the investigation becomes as twisted and comple…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781782278283 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1782278281 |
| Author: | Akimitsu Takagi, Deborah Boehm |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Press |
| Imprint: | Pushkin Vertigo |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 28 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 308mm x 266mm |
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Critics Review
‘Intricate, fantastic and utterly absorbing. More please … Calculated to outdo John Dickson Carr in both ghoulishness and ingenuity’ - Kirkus Reviews‘A delightful, different book, not only because of its unusual setting and premise, but because Takagi is a powerful plotter and constructor of fascinating, complex characters’ - The A.V. Club‘Like voyeurs, we follow Takagi down the charred streets of bombed-out Tokyo to scenes of fastidiously executed decadence’ - The New York Times‘It took 50 years for this novel to reach our shores but it feels thoroughly modern.’ - Parade Magazine‘Clever, kinky, highly entertaining … I want more.’ - Washington Post Book World
About The Author
Akimitsu Takagi
Akimitsu Takagi was born in Japan in 1920 and worked as an aeronautical engineer until he decided to become a mystery writer on the recommendation of a fortune teller. He went on to become of the country’s most popular crime authors and, winning the prestigious Mystery Writers Club Award. The Tattoo Murder was Takagi’s debut. It was first published in 1948 but has never been published in the UK until now.
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