"A master crime writer .
Readers will agree that Matsumoto (1909-1992) deserves his reputation as Japan\'s Georges Simenon.-Publishers Weekly While on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a.
Seicho Matsumoto\'s thrillers dissect Japanese society."--The New York Times Book Review "A stellar psychological thriller with a surprising and immensely satisfying resolution that flows naturally from the book\'s complex characterizations. . . "A master crime writer