“A master crime writer . . . Seicho Matsumoto’s thrillers dissect Japanese society.”–The New York Times Book Review
“A stellar psychological thriller with a surprising and immensely satisfying resolution that flows naturally from the book’s complex characterizations. Readers will agree that Matsumoto (1909-1992) deserves his reputation as Japan’s Georges Simenon.-Publishers WeeklyWhile on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart attack. Eiko had a heart condition so the news of her death wasn’t totally unexpected. But the circumstances of her demise left Tsuneo, a softly-spoken government bureaucrat, perplexed. How did it come about that his wife–who was shy and withdrawn, and only left their house twice a week to go to haiku meetings–ended up dead in a small shop in a shady Tokyo neighborhood?
When Tsuneo goes to apologize to the boutique owner for the trouble caused by his wife’s death he discovers the villa Tachibana near by, a house known to be a meeting place for secret lovers. As he digs deeper into his wife’s recent past, he must eventually conclude that she led a double life…Seicho Matsumoto was Japan’s most successful thriller writer. His first detective novel, Points and Lines, sold over a million copies in Japan. Vessel of Sand, published in English as Inspector Imanishi Investigates in 1989, sold over four million copies and became a movie box-office hit.
Author: Seicho Matsumoto
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Published: 08/16/2016
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781908524638
Language: English
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