From Publishers Weekly
The corpse of an unknown provincial is discovered under the rails of a train in a Tokyo station, and Detective Imanishi is assigned to the case. "Matsumoto is reputed to be Japan's leading mystery writer; this 1961 work is proof that he is a first-rate novelist," judged PW. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Inspector Imanishi Investigates ANNOTATION
In a police procedural by Japan's foremost master of mystery, Inspector Imanishi Eitaro, a typically Japanese detective fond of gardening and haiku, must follow a killer's trail across the social strata of Japan.
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In a police procedural by Japan's foremost master of mystery, Inspector Imanishi Eitaro, a typically Japanese detective fond of gardening and haiku, must follow a killer's trail across the social strata of Japan.
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Publishers Weekly
The corpse of an unknown provincial is discovered under the rails of a train in a Tokyo station, and Detective Imanishi is assigned to the case. ``Matsumoto is reputed to be Japan's leading mystery writer; this 1961 work is proof that he is a first-rate novelist,'' judged PW. (Oct.)
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