The Tattoo Murder Case
Akimitsu Takagi
ISBN: 9781569471562
Published: July, 2003
Pricing
Paperback $15.95
Description
Miss Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs left behind. Gone is that part of her that bore one of the most beautiful full-body tattoos ever rendered by her late father. Kenzo Matsushita, a young doctor, must assist his detective brother who is in charge of the case, because he was Kinue's secre...
Miss Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs left behind. Gone is that part of her that bore one of the most beautiful full-body tattoos ever rendered by her late father. Kenzo Matsushita, a young doctor, must assist his detective brother who is in charge of the case, because he was Kinue’s secret lover and the first person on the murder scene.
The Tattoo Murder Case was originally published in 1948; this is the first English translation.
Media
“Clever, kinky, highly entertaining.”
—The Washington Post
“If you like classic mystery, read this book. The world of post-WWII Japan is brought to life in all its contrasts, bombed-out buildings next to perfectly preserved houses, people longing to return to normal life in the middle of chaos .... If you're interested in tatoos, have one, or are considering getting one, read this book.”
—Mystery Magazine Online
“All the mind-boggling braininess and dazzling artifice of mystery's Golden Age, spiced with voyeuristic close-ups of a dying art in which postwar Japan remains supreme: full-body tattoos.”