{"product_id":"tokyo-express-paperback","title":"Tokyo Express - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeicho Matsumoto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAmor Towles\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"Japan's Agatha Christie\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e): A secluded bay. An apparent lovers' suicide. And a pair of detectives with a nagging suspicion that the pieces don't add up. Can you solve one of the most astonishing literary puzzles ever written?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose.\"--Paula Hawkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a rocky cove at Hakata Bay, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Standing on the cold beach, the police see nothing to investigate: The flush of the couple's cheeks and the empty juice bottle speak clearly of cyanide, of a lovers' suicide. But in the eyes of two men, senior detective Torigai Jutaro and Kiichi Mihara, a young gun from Tokyo, something is not quite right. Together, they begin to pick at the knot of a unique and calculated crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow widely available in English for the first time, \u003ci\u003eTokyo Express\u003c\/i\u003e is celebrated around the world as Seichō Matsumoto's masterpiece.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeichō Matsumoto\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1909 in Fukuoka, Japan. Self-educated, Matsumoto published his first book when he was forty years old, and he quickly established himself as a master of crime fiction. His exploration of human psychology and Japanese postwar malaise, coupled with the creation of twisting, dark mysteries, made him one of the most acclaimed and highest selling writers in Japan. He received the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1950 and the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1970. He died in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45085089693872,"sku":"9780593979044","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1121\/0060\/files\/J4-og3wBBw9780593979044.webp?v=1777996820","url":"https:\/\/sidekicksptown.com\/products\/tokyo-express-paperback","provider":"Sidekicks Ptown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}