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Akimitsu Takagi war ein produktiver japanischer Kriminalschriftsteller, dessen Karriere die Nachkriegszeit prägte. Er erforschte meisterhaft verschiedene Subgenres der Kriminalliteratur, darunter historische Mysterien, Justizthriller und sogar Science-Fiction-Alternativgeschichten. Takagis Erzählungen befassten sich oft mit der Komplexität der menschlichen Natur und gesellschaftlichen Strukturen, wobei Protagonisten aus dem juristischen und polizeilichen Umfeld häufig vorkamen. Sein unverwechselbarer Stil zeichnete sich durch komplexe Handlungsstränge und scharfe Einblicke in die dunkleren Aspekte des modernen Lebens aus.
- 2024
- 2022
A classic Japanese murder mystery set in post-war Tokyo and steeped in the illicit subculture of Yakuza tattoos.
- 2003
The Tattoo Murder Case
- 353 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs discovered in a room locked from the inside. Gone is the part of her that bore one of the most beautiful full-body tattoos ever rendered. Kenzo Matsushita, a young doctor who was first to discover the crime scene, feels compelled to assist his detective brother, who is in charge of the case. But Kenzo has a secret: he was Kinue’s lover, and soon his involvement in the investigation becomes as twisted and complex as the writhing snakes that once adorned Kinue’s torso. The Tattoo Murder Case was originally published in 1948; this is the first English translation.
- 2003
Honeymoon to Nowhere
- 272 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
Etsuko has fallen in love with the shy young university lecturer who clumsily courts her. But her family objects to his past: his father was a war criminal; his deceased younger brother, a murderer. When Etsuko lies to force the marriage through, she thinks their troubles are over, but on their wedding night, the groom leaves in response to an urgent phone call. In the morning, he is still missing.
