Akimitsu Takagi Knihy
Akimitsu Takagi, známý jako autor japonských detektivních románů, proslul v poválečné éře. Věnoval se rozmanitým formám detektivního žánru, od historických záhad po sci-fi alternativní historie. Jeho příběhy často zkoumaly složitost lidské povahy a společenské mechanismy, s hrdiny v rolích právníků a policistů. Takagiho styl vynikal precizním konstruováním zápletek a pronikavým pohledem na temnější stránky moderní společnosti.
A classic Japanese murder mystery set in post-war Tokyo and steeped in the illicit subculture of Yakuza tattoos.
The Tattoo Murder Case
- 353 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
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 complex as the writhing snakes that once adorned Kinue’s torso. The Tattoo Murder Case was originally published in 1948; this is the first English translation.
Honeymoon to Nowhere
- 272 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
Etsuko has fallen in love with the shy young university lecturer who clumsily courts her. But her family objects to his past: his father was a war criminal; his deceased younger brother, a murderer. When Etsuko lies to force the marriage through, she thinks their troubles are over, but on their wedding night, the groom leaves in response to an urgent phone call. In the morning, he is still missing.