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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 bestselling masterwork.

© Seicho Matsumoto 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 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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This was my first listen to a Matsumoto novel, although not my first Japanese work. This was culturally very interesting, even if it took place 60years ago. It is a very detailed story, involving plenty of references to railway timetables and other such details. Sadly, for me, this results in a detailed explanation at the end of the story as to exactly what happened, how, when and who was involved. If you don’t mind such closely explained plots right at the end, then you’ll be fine. I’m a tad mixed as to whether I’ll try another of Matsumoto’s writings in the future. It may be fine if not so detailed.
The narrator is fine, despite it being a woman with mostly male characters. It didn’t bother me one jot.

A Japanese novel involving a very, very detailed plot.

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The author is actually known for his style where it’s not about who done it (well a little is) but more how it was done, it reminds me of the old Colombo TV series style I liked it

Interesting

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The story is clever, but at times one despairs of getting away from train times.

An awful lot about train timetables…..at least they run on time in Japan

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It was a good story but there is a lot of focus on timetables I prefer Agatha Christie

Okay crime fiction

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