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The Black Swan Mystery (The Inspecto... by Ayukawa, Tetsuya Paperback / softback
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- 1805335235
- EAN
- 9781805335238
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- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Release Title
- The Black Swan Mystery (The Inspector Onitsura Mysteries)
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- Ayukawa, Tetsuya
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Steerforth Press
ISBN-10
1805335235
ISBN-13
9781805335238
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23071328517
Product Key Features
Book Title
Black Swan Mystery
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Crime, General, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2025
Genre
Fiction, Language Arts & Disciplines
Book Series
The Black Swan Mystery Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
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Reviews
"This classic caper -- fiendish but light and often funny -- deserves the spotlight, as does its author" --Sarah Weinman, New York Times
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
895.635
Synopsis
Winner of the mystery writers of Japan award, Early one June morning, locomotive No.783 screams to a halt. A man's body lies next to the railway tracks, shot in the back. The dead man was a factory owner with many enemies, but they all seem to have unbreakable alibis. And for every delay in the investigation, there is a further price to pay in blood. Desperate for help, the police call on the indefatigable Inspector Onitsura. Crisscrossing the country by train, he begins to unravel the threads of a dark deception - but it will take a stroke of brilliance to bring the cunning culprit to justice., WINNER OF THE JAPANESE DETECTIVE WRITERS CLUB PRIZE _____ This prize-winning railway murder mystery from Japan is a crime classic perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Seicho Matsumoto. _____Early one morning, a body is found lying next to the railway tracks just outside of Kuki Station in Saitama Prefecture, shot dead. It is identified as belonging to the owner of a local mill which is embroiled in a labour dispute. Suspicion initially falls on the workers' union, then on a new religious sect that has been gaining followers recently. Chief Inspector Onitsura and his assistant Tanna are called in to investigate, and soon set off in a journey across Japan, from Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka, and finally to the island of Kyushu, in a hunt for the killer. But as they investigate, the killer strikes again, and again. Will they be able to catch the murderer before even more people are slain?, 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 Kuki Station. Suspicion initially falls on the workers' union, with whom the man had been embroiled in a labour dispute, then on a new religious sect that has been gaining followers recently. Chief Inspector Onitsura and his assistant Tanna are called in to investigate, and soon set off in a journey across Japan, from Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka, and finally to the island of Kyushu, in a hunt for the killer. But as they investigate, the killer strikes again, and again. Will they be able to catch the murderer before even more people are slain? Fans of Agatha Christie's 4.50 from Paddington and Seicho Matsumoto's Tokyo Express will delight in the devious twists and turns of The Black Swan Mystery , as well as in the characterisation and portrait of 1960s Japan. The author, Tetsuya Ayukawa, is considered to be the master of alibi deconstruction mysteries-a talent that is on full display in this brilliant classic railway murder mystery, which won the prestigious Japanese Detective Writers Club Prize.
LC Classification Number
PL845.Y83B5 2024
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- f***f (469)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent condition. Thank you
- 6***6 (72)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis delivery was earliest date! Condition, value, quality - all as described. (My mistake was not requiring the publishing date to be 1958. This was 1977.) This IS a Viking Portable Library copy of Dante's Divine Comedy in English, translated by Laurence Binyon, but it is with a cover DIFFERENT from what was shown. The tracking number was listed as from "UPS", but should have been listed as from "USPS." Contact with this seller alleviated tracking issues. I recommend this seller! Thank you!
- p***a (186)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI purchased two books from the same seller; both were accurately advertised in product write ups. Seller responded promptly and securely packaged both books for swift arrival. I am very happy with my purchase and highly recommend this seller.
- r***d (287)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem in great condition 😁 SELLER communicated any time I had a question 😍 Good value 😊 packaged securely 🙂 Shipping said 7-14 days which is correct , would purchase again from rhis seller ... Thank You