Six Four
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Description
New York Times Book Review
THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE ITV SERIES STARRING KEVIN McKIDD AND VINETTE ROBINSON.
THE MILLION-SELLING JAPANESE CRIME PHENOMENON, NOW A UK BESTSELLER.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER.
NAMED IN NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017.
SIX FOUR.
THE NIGHTMARE NO PARENT COULD ENDURE.
THE CASE NO DETECTIVE COULD SOLVE.
THE TWIST NO READER COULD PREDICT.
For five days in January 1989, the parents of a seven-year-old Tokyo schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter's kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. They would never see their daughter again.
For the fourteen years that followed, the Japanese public listened to the police's apologies. They would never forget the botched investigation that became known as 'Six Four'. They would never forgive the authorities their failure.
For one week in late 2002, the press officer attached to the police department in question confronted an anomaly in the case. He could never imagine what he would uncover. He would never have looked if he'd known what he would find.
Loved Six Four and want more Yokoyama? Then why not try Seventeen or Prefecture D . . .
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A wonderfully interesting idea. Billed as a "crime thriller", this book delves into the internal politics of the Japanese Police System in a fascinating way and with a writing style that is surprisingly easy to read. However, don't get me wrong, this book does contain a crime element and a brilliant one at that, namely that of an unsolved kidnapping and murder from fourteen years ago that threatens to tear the entire police force apart. I bought this book after seeing the frankly beautiful German cover (which is SO much more beautiful than the English) and hearing some truly glowing reviews. I would certainly recommend this book, both to lovers of the crime genre, but also to others, interested in a gripping crime novel, minus the brutality and blood that sometimes dominates the genre.
Description
New York Times Book Review
THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE ITV SERIES STARRING KEVIN McKIDD AND VINETTE ROBINSON.
THE MILLION-SELLING JAPANESE CRIME PHENOMENON, NOW A UK BESTSELLER.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER.
NAMED IN NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017.
SIX FOUR.
THE NIGHTMARE NO PARENT COULD ENDURE.
THE CASE NO DETECTIVE COULD SOLVE.
THE TWIST NO READER COULD PREDICT.
For five days in January 1989, the parents of a seven-year-old Tokyo schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter's kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. They would never see their daughter again.
For the fourteen years that followed, the Japanese public listened to the police's apologies. They would never forget the botched investigation that became known as 'Six Four'. They would never forgive the authorities their failure.
For one week in late 2002, the press officer attached to the police department in question confronted an anomaly in the case. He could never imagine what he would uncover. He would never have looked if he'd known what he would find.
Loved Six Four and want more Yokoyama? Then why not try Seventeen or Prefecture D . . .
Book Information
Posts
A wonderfully interesting idea. Billed as a "crime thriller", this book delves into the internal politics of the Japanese Police System in a fascinating way and with a writing style that is surprisingly easy to read. However, don't get me wrong, this book does contain a crime element and a brilliant one at that, namely that of an unsolved kidnapping and murder from fourteen years ago that threatens to tear the entire police force apart. I bought this book after seeing the frankly beautiful German cover (which is SO much more beautiful than the English) and hearing some truly glowing reviews. I would certainly recommend this book, both to lovers of the crime genre, but also to others, interested in a gripping crime novel, minus the brutality and blood that sometimes dominates the genre.