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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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Performance was fine, but the plot seemed very obvious from the outset and the constant repetition of the same facts became grating

Laborious and repetitive

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I am very interested in Japan and it’s culture and have used Japan railways extensively which helps understand some of the issues explored here. The story is quite convoluted and somewhat OCD but I enjoyed it.

Tenacious detective

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Enjoyed the change in culture difficult to get my head around all the different names but the solution was held right till the last page … excellent

Gripping to lister. To

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Loved the story which was well-told; most unfortunately, the pronunciation of Japanese names is very poor and distracting, at times.

Odd pronunciation but classic story

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