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Tokyo Express

By: Seicho Matsumoto, Jesse Kirkwood - translator
Narrated by: Eleanor Matsuura
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In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Stood in the coast's wind and cold, the police see nothing to investigate: the flush of the couple's cheeks speaks clearly of cyanide, of a lovers' suicide. But in the eyes of two men, Torigai Jutaro, an old and shabby detective, and Kiichi Mihara, a young gun from Tokyo, something is not quite right. Together, they will begin to pick at the knot of a unique and calculated crime....

A coiled mystery in the vein of Georges Simenon, Tokyo Express is Seicho Matsumoto's best-selling masterwork.

©2022 Seicho Matsumoto (P)2022 Penguin Audio Classics Crime Fiction Mystery World Literature Fiction Crime
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Intriguing and detailed murder mystery, easy to read with fun twists and turns and endearing characters.

Fast paced mystery

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A brilliant, relentless police procedural in the vein of the Martin Beck and Maigret series. A great narrator brings the story to ebullient life.

Thrilling

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Love this book. While the narrator is unquestionably a good narrator, I always find Japanese stories work so much better when read in English by Japanese speakers. The accent adds authenticity - much better than the faux cockney we’re given in this particular book. Also, this story has a masculine feel to it, not wishing to sound remotely sexist here. I feel a Japanese, but English-speaking male narrator might have added something much more to it’s gritty telling. But it’s a great novel - one I’ve read as well as listened to. Can’t rate it enough.

Very clever and entertaining

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I really enjoyed this book. It was a very clever story. The only thing that bothered me a little was the very many Japanese station names which I found a little confusing sometimes.

Excellent Crime Story

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Tokyo in the 50s, a doubtful suicide being investigated by a dogged investigator, a plethora of details from the time and place - kimonos, living conditions, etiquette, psychology - all contribute to a magical noir experience. The pacing is magnificent.

The reader is clear and consistent, her intonation and pacing is perfect. It would have been better if she had learned the correct pronunciation of place and people’s names.

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