6/12/2023 0 Comments Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto![]() The debut novel of bestselling writer Seicho Matsumoto, first published in Japan in 1958 and never out of print, is an ingeniously plotted railway mystery GuardianĪn absolute corker of a read - so brilliantly shrouded in mystery that it was impossible to put it down Lisa Hall, author of Between You and MeĪ fiendishly complex case. Tense, enigmatic, thrillingly weird - a glorious find Kevin Barry, author of Night Boat to Tangier Matsumoto's classic status is richly deserved Daily Mail ![]() Financial Times, Summer Reads 2022Ī labyrinth of convincing alibis and false leads. Now, the fascinatingly detailed investigations of Inspector Torigai echo those of Simenon's Maigret in a pared-down narrative shot through with political critique. This classic of postwar Japanese crime fiction was banned in its day for its 'decadent western ideas'. ![]() Tokyo Express is an irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly-plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train ![]()
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