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The Tattoo Murder Case

by Akimitsu Takagi ...

Translated by Deborah Boehm ...

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: ... Read more

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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:
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The Changeling

by Kenzaburo Oe ...

Translated by Deborah Boehm ...

Oe introduces Kogito Choko, a writer in his early sixties, as he rekindles a childhood friendship with his estranged brother-in-law, the renowned filmmaker Goro Hanawa. Goro sends Kogito a trunk of tapes he has recorded of reflections about their friendship, but as Kogito is listening one night, he hears something odd. "I'm going to head over to the Other Side now," Goro says, and then Kogito ... Read more

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Oe introduces Kogito Choko, a writer in his early sixties, as he rekindles a childhood friendship with his estranged brother-in-law, the renowned filmmaker Goro Hanawa. Goro sends Kogito a trunk of tapes he has recorded of reflections about their friendship, but as Kogito is listening one night, he hears something odd. "I'm going to head over to the Other Side now," Goro says, and then Kogito
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Returned

Going and Coming in an Age of Deportation

by Deborah Boehm ...

Series Book 39 - California Series in Public Anthropology
Returned follows transnational Mexicans as they experience the alienation and unpredictability of deportation, tracing the particular ways that U.S. immigration policies and state removals affect families. Deportation—an emergent global order of social injustice—reaches far beyond the individual deportee, as family members with diverse U.S. immigration statuses, including U.S. citizens, also ... Read more

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Returned follows transnational Mexicans as they experience the alienation and unpredictability of deportation, tracing the particular ways that U.S. immigration policies and state removals affect families. Deportation—an emergent global order of social injustice—reaches far beyond the individual deportee, as family members with diverse U.S. immigration statuses, including U.S. citizens, also
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The Noh Mask Murder

by Akimitsu Takagi ...

Translated by Jesse Kirkwood ...

**"A wickedly plotted mystery with a metafictional twist that feels far fresher than those of more contemporary versions with the same idea" — The New York TimesA bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in the Chizui mansion in this prizewinning classic Japanese mysteryThe 1st book in English from Akimitsu Takagi since his “Clever, kinky, and ... Read more

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**"A wickedly plotted mystery with a metafictional twist that feels far fresher than those of more contemporary versions with the same idea" — The New York TimesA bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in the Chizui mansion in this prizewinning classic Japanese mysteryThe 1st book in English from Akimitsu Takagi since his “Clever, kinky, and
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The Black Swan Mystery

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by Tetsuya Ayukawa ...

Series series THE BLACK SWAN MYSTERY
**THE JAPANESE CRIME FICTION CLASSIC: A prize-winning railway murder mystery set in 1960s Japan—for fans of Agatha Christie and Seicho Matsumoto!Full of devious twists and turns, this brilliant puzzle mystery is considered to be one of the greatest alibi deconstruction mysteries ever written**Early one morning, the owner of a local mill is found lying next to the railway tracks just outside of ... Read more

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**THE JAPANESE CRIME FICTION CLASSIC: A prize-winning railway murder mystery set in 1960s Japan—for fans of Agatha Christie and Seicho Matsumoto!Full of devious twists and turns, this brilliant puzzle mystery is considered to be one of the greatest alibi deconstruction mysteries ever written**Early one morning, the owner of a local mill is found lying next to the railway tracks just outside of
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The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping

by Keigo Higashino ...

Battle-tested project leader at a PR firm and slippery bachelor, Sakuma sees himself as a player. His smug self-regard doesn't seem entirely unfounded, both in love and at work. When is idea for a mini-theme park is dismissed as too costly and vacuous at the last minute by a major client he seems to have met his match.Katsuragi, an heir and executive at the global car maker, Nissei Auto, is back ... Read more

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Battle-tested project leader at a PR firm and slippery bachelor, Sakuma sees himself as a player. His smug self-regard doesn't seem entirely unfounded, both in love and at work. When is idea for a mini-theme park is dismissed as too costly and vacuous at the last minute by a major client he seems to have met his match.Katsuragi, an heir and executive at the global car maker, Nissei Auto, is back
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Blue Light Yokohama

A Crime Novel

by Nicolás Obregón ...

Series Book 1 - The Inspector Iwata Novels
Newly reinstated to the Homicide Division and transferred to a precinct in Tokyo, Inspector Iwata is facing superiors who don't want him there and is assigned a recalcitrant partner, Noriko Sakai, who'd rather work with anyone else. After the previous detective working the case killed himself, Iwata and Sakai are assigned to investigate the slaughter of an entire family, a brutal murder with no ... Read more

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Newly reinstated to the Homicide Division and transferred to a precinct in Tokyo, Inspector Iwata is facing superiors who don't want him there and is assigned a recalcitrant partner, Noriko Sakai, who'd rather work with anyone else. After the previous detective working the case killed himself, Iwata and Sakai are assigned to investigate the slaughter of an entire family, a brutal murder with no
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Six Four

A Novel

by Hideo Yokoyama ...

Translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies ...

Named one of the best books of 2017 by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Literary Hub. Winner of the Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year Award. O****ne of Vulture's 10 Best Thriller Books of 2017.“Already a bestseller in Japan and the U.K., this cinematic crime novel suffused with fascinating cultural details follows a police department ... Read more

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Named one of the best books of 2017 by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Literary Hub. Winner of the Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year Award. O****ne of Vulture's 10 Best Thriller Books of 2017.“Already a bestseller in Japan and the U.K., this cinematic crime novel suffused with fascinating cultural details follows a police department
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The Borrowed

by Chan Ho-Kei ...

A legendary detective uncovers Hong Kong's darkest crimes: "An ambitious narrative brilliantly executed . . . What an achievement!" (John Burdett, author of Bangkok 8).From award-winning author Chan Ho-kei, The Borrowed tells the story of Kwan Chun-dok, a detective who's worked in Hong Kong fifty years. Across six decades of Hong Kong's volatile history, the narrative follows Kwan through the ... Read more

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A legendary detective uncovers Hong Kong's darkest crimes: "An ambitious narrative brilliantly executed . . . What an achievement!" (John Burdett, author of Bangkok 8).From award-winning author Chan Ho-kei, The Borrowed tells the story of Kwan Chun-dok, a detective who's worked in Hong Kong fifty years. Across six decades of Hong Kong's volatile history, the narrative follows Kwan through the
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The Clock House Murders

by Yukito Ayatsuji ...

Translated by Ho-Ling Wong ...

Series series The Bizarre House Mysteries
**A deviously clever, locked room puzzle mystery from the celebrated Japanese author of The Decagon House Murders that’s perfect for fans of Uketsu’s Strange HousesBrilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi must save a team of paranormal investigators, trapped in an abandoned house, as they are picked off one-by-one!**Rumor has it that the mysterious Clock House—a remote mansion built by notorious ... Read more

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**A deviously clever, locked room puzzle mystery from the celebrated Japanese author of The Decagon House Murders that’s perfect for fans of Uketsu’s Strange HousesBrilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi must save a team of paranormal investigators, trapped in an abandoned house, as they are picked off one-by-one!**Rumor has it that the mysterious Clock House—a remote mansion built by notorious
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The Little Sparrow Murders

by Seishi Yokomizo ...

Translated by Bryan Karetnyk ...

Series series Detective Kindaichi Mysteries
**A remote mountain village is struck by a series of gruesome murders, eerily mirroring the lines of a local nursery rhyme...“With a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie, solver of impossible crimes” Kosuke Kindaichi returns for another murder mystery (The New York Times)Another ingenious classic locked room murder mystery, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Anthony ... Read more

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**A remote mountain village is struck by a series of gruesome murders, eerily mirroring the lines of a local nursery rhyme...“With a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie, solver of impossible crimes” Kosuke Kindaichi returns for another murder mystery (The New York Times)Another ingenious classic locked room murder mystery, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Anthony
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A Quiet Place

A Novel

by Seicho Matsumoto ...

Translated by Louise Heal Kawai ...

An artfully twisty psychological mystery from Seichō Matsumoto, hailed as “Japan’s Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times), exploring the corrosive power of jealousy, guilt, and doubtWhile on an important business trip, Tsuneo Asai receives word that his wife, Eiko, has died suddenly of a heart attack. She had long suffered from heart problems, so the news is not entirely unexpected—though she was far ... Read more

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An artfully twisty psychological mystery from Seichō Matsumoto, hailed as “Japan’s Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times), exploring the corrosive power of jealousy, guilt, and doubtWhile on an important business trip, Tsuneo Asai receives word that his wife, Eiko, has died suddenly of a heart attack. She had long suffered from heart problems, so the news is not entirely unexpected—though she was far
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