Set in post-war Japan, this is a Chandleresque tale of murder, political corruption and black marketeering, with a heavy-drinking investigator out on a limb. Familiar tropes perhaps, but intriguingly reworked by the master of Japanese noir.
The Wrong Goodbye
£18.99
Edition:Hardback978152940097702/09/2021
Categories: 06. Books for Christmas 2021: Thrillers, Books for Christmas 2021, Crime & Thrillers
Tag: Japan
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