"A bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in the Chizurui mansion in this prizewinning classic Japanese mystery The 1st book in English from Akimitsu Takagi since his “Clever, kinky, ..."
"Etsuko has fallen in love with a shy, studious lecturer at a university. But she has to tell her parents she's pregnant to force their agreement to her marriage. Their objection is to the rest of her fiance's family: his father was a war criminal; his deceased younger brother, a murderer. His only respectable relative is a research chemist who says he's too sick to come to the wedding. And then the groom is called away on the firs ..."
The Tattoo Murder by AkimitsuTakagi by Takagi, Akimitsu Softcover, Published 2022 by Pushkin Vertigo ISBN-13: 978-1-78227-828-3, ISBN: 1-78227-828-1
The Tattoo Murder by AkimitsuTakagi 403 Pages, Published 2022 by Pushkin Press ISBN-13: 978-1-78227-829-0, ISBN: 1-78227-829-X
"An ingenious classic Japanese murder mystery, set in post-war Tokyo and steeped in the illicit subculture of Yakuza tattoos 'Like voyeurs, we follow Takagi down the charred streets of bombed-out Tokyo to scenes of fastidiously executed ..."
The Informer by AkimitsuTakagi 256 Pages, Published 2016 by Soho Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61695-095-8, ISBN: 1-61695-095-1
"He is soon assigned to seduce an ex-girlfriend and steal an important formula from her husband, who runs a large chemical company. But when the husband is found murdered, Segawa becomes the prime suspect. From the Trade Paperback edition."
"Kyosuke spoke coldly, as if he had forsaken all human feeling for Kyoko
Kawabata. “The usher working in that section of the theater has given a statement
saying ... Kyoko Kawabata's mouth had fallen slightly open, but no words
emerged. “You're lying, aren't you? Hisashi Mogami asked you to back up his
alibi, even ... like a boat being tossed by a storm. “That's enough for today,” he
said. “You may go now, and we'll expect you here ..."
Irezumi (Folio Policier) by AkimitsuTakagi, Mathilde Tamae-Bouhon Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2018 by Editions Gallimard ISBN-13: 978-2-07-278264-0, ISBN: 2-07-278264-3
Hakuchu No Shikaku(1st Edition) (Chinese Edition) by TakagiAkimitsu Paperback, 478 Pages, Published 2016 by New Star Press ISBN-13: 978-7-5133-2048-1, ISBN: 7-5133-2048-9
"Enjoying a spa service, detective novelist Akimitsu Takagi comes across Tsuruoka Shichiro, a self-claimed ""genius criminal"", whose statement takes Takagi aback, and whose perfectly executed crimes are virtually works of art. Fretting over whether this criminal record should be made public, Takagi resorts to his prosecutor friend Ibuki. To sound the alarm for the people, Ibuki supports Takagi to write out the work. Tsuruoka Shichiro, a ..."
Ningyo wa Naze Korosareru [in Japanese Language] by TakagiAkimitsu Paperback, Published 2000 by Kadokawa Haruki Corporation ISBN-13: 978-4-89456-660-6, ISBN: 4-89456-660-5
"Novel by Takagi Akimitsu."
Jubaku no ie Chohen suiri shosetsu. by AkimitsuTakagi Paperback, Published 2015 by Kobunsha. ISBN-13: 978-4-334-76899-7, ISBN: 4-334-76899-7
Why Has the Doll Been Killed(1st Edition) (Chinese Edition) by AkimitsuTakagi Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2015 by New Star Press ISBN-13: 978-7-5133-1811-2, ISBN: 7-5133-1811-5