A deep understanding of human nature drives this intricately plotted masterpiece of Japanese crime writing. Tense, enigmatic, thrillingly weird - a glorious find - Kevin Barry, author of Night Boat to TangierĪn absolute corker of a read - so brilliantly shrouded in mystery that it was impossible to put it down - Lisa Hall, author of Between You and MeĪ fiendishly complex case. exceptionally well paced and palpably tense, both features admirably preserved by Jesse Kirkwood in this fresh translation - Bryan Karetnyk * TLS * Seicho Matsumoto's brief and perennially popular Tokyo Express is a masterpiece of concision and tight plotting. The debut novel of bestselling writer Seicho Matsumoto, first published in Japan in 1958 and never out of print, is an ingeniously plotted railway mystery * Guardian * The appearance in English of Japanese crime classics such as Seicho Matsumoto's Tokyo Express is long overdue * The Sunday Times, Best Crime Books of 2023 * Matsumoto's classic status is richly deserved * Daily Mail * Now, the fascinatingly detailed investigations of Inspector Torigai echo those of Simenon's Maigret in a pared-down narrative shot through with political critique * Financial Times *Ī labyrinth of convincing alibis and false leads. This classic of postwar Japanese crime fiction was banned in its day for its 'decadent western ideas'.

A gloriously complex case of a supposed double suicide that, at just 160 pages, you can whizz through in a day. Tokyo Express (Italian Edition) Italian Edition by Seich Matsumoto Sold by: EDIGITA. Seicho Matsumoto's brief and perennially popular Tokyo Express is a masterpiece of concision and tight plotting. Tokyo Express, Seicho Matsumoto, Jesse Kirkwood (trans) (Penguin Classics, June 2022) After the worker reports his finding, local law enforcement is quick to rule the incident a double suicide the man’s overcoat and woman’s kimono are unruffled, and there is no sign of struggle. Tokyo Express is an irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly-plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train Matsumoto is a necessity, reading him is like having a bowl of rice you never get tired of.

Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto