suspicion seicho matsumoto

A biting psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Tokyo Express, now available in English for the first timeOnizuka Kumako is a fierce woman: tall, beautiful, and not afraid to speak her mind. In Tokyo bars, she seduces customers and commits petty crime, using her connections to the local yakuza to get by. When she meets Shirakawa Fukutaro, a rich widower desperate for companionship and unaware of her shady past, the two hit it off and are soon married.But their newlywed bliss is suddenly cut short: one rainy July evening, their car veers off course, plunges into the harbour and Fukutaro is pulled beneath the waves. Suspected of murder and labelled a femme fatale, Kumako is hounded by the press, but stays firm, repeatedly proclaiming her own innocence. As pressure from dogged journalists mounts, the tide of public opinion is rising against her.But when a scrupulous defence lawyer takes on her case, doubt begins to creep in . . .In this intricate, psychological noir, masterfully translated into English for the first time, Seicho Matsumoto draws out the hidden demons that guide our convictions, our biases and our deepest desires.

Objev podobné jako Suspicion - Seicho Matsumoto

''An irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly-plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose'' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train ''Matsumoto was Japan''s Agatha Christie'' Laura Hackett, The Sunday Times''It was a puzzle with no solution. But he did not lose heart.''In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Stood in the coast''s wind and cold, the police see nothing to investigate: the flush of the couple''s cheeks speaks clearly of cyanide, of a lovers'' suicide. But in the eyes of two men, Torigai Jutaro, a senior detective, and Kiichi Mihara, a young gun from Tokyo, something is not quite right. Together, they begin to pick at the knot of a unique and calculated crime...Now widely available in English for the first time, Tokyo Express is celebrated around the world as Seicho Matsumoto''s masterpiece - and as one of the most fiendish puzzles ever written.

Objev podobné jako Tokyo Express - Seicho Matsumoto

''An absolute classic, and a whole new world to explore ... irresistible'' Lee Child''Beautiful and melancholic, Inspector Imanishi Investigates is not just an ingenious and elegant mystery, but a fascinating window into 1960s Japan'' Paula Hawkins A thrilling crime classic, from the bestselling author of Tokyo ExpressTokyo, 1960. As the first rays of morning light hit the rails at Kamata Station, a man’s body is found on the tracks. With only two leads – a distinctive accent and a single word, ‘kameda’ – senior inspector Imanishi Eitaro is called in to solve the puzzle.Setting aside his beloved bonsai and haikus, he must cross Japan in search of answers, from Osaka to Akita, accompanied by junior detective Yoshimura. At each new town, they encounter traces of the avant-garde Nouveau Group – young Tokyo artists who are bringing new ideas from the West. What to make of this modern collective? And how to stop another mysterious death occurring? Inspector Imanishi investigates…A fascinating glimpse into Japanese society at a time of great change, this is one of Seicho Matsumoto’s best-loved novels – a riveting mystery from the master of Japanese crime.

Objev podobné jako Inspector Imanishi Investigates - Seicho Matsumoto

Are you a dog person? Or maybe a cat person? Or maybe both? Based on author Hidekichi Matsumoto''s real life experience, she shows us what it''s like to live with both a dog and a cat! Mangaka Hidekichi Matsumoto lives with both a dog and a cat. Her dog is cute, innocent and full of joy! The cat on the other hand has a scary face, aloof and a master thief. Every day life in a multi animal household is fun and filled with laughter and tears... Here''s a new type of manga for both dog and cat lovers alike!

Objev podobné jako With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun, Volume 8 - Hidekichi Matsumoto

Are you a dog person? Or maybe a cat person? Or maybe both? Based on author Hidekichi Matsumoto''s real life experience, she shows us what it''s like to live with both a dog and a cat! Mangaka Hidekichi Matsumoto lives with both a dog and a cat. Her dog is cute, innocent and full of joy! The cat on the other hand has a scary face, aloof and a master thief. Every day life in a multi animal household is fun and filled with laughter and tears... Here''s a new type of manga for both dog and cat lovers alike!

Objev podobné jako With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun, Volume 4 - Hidekichi Matsumoto

Are you a dog person? Or maybe a cat person? Or maybe both? Based on author Hidekichi Matsumoto''s real life experience, she shows us what it''s like to live with both a dog and a cat! Mangaka Hidekichi Matsumoto lives with both a dog and a cat. Her dog is cute, innocent and full of joy! The cat on the other hand has a scary face, aloof and a master thief. Every day life in a multi animal household is fun and filled with laughter and tears... Here''s a new type of manga for both dog and cat lovers alike!

Objev podobné jako With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun, Volume 1 - Hidekichi Matsumoto

Hudební CD - Dílo fenomenálního skladatele Dalibora C. Vačkáře v nastudování a podání dvojice Tomáš Mach a Hiroko Matsumot. Dílo fenomenálního skladatele Dalibora C. Vačkáře v nastudování a podání dvojice • Tomáš Mach - violin • Hiroko Matsumoto - piano Seznam stop Valse dolcissimo / Fandango / The Afternoon at Sunny Hill / Fanatický hráčVÁNOČNÍ OBRÁZKY Preludium / Radostné přípravy / Ježíškovy sáně / Pod stromečkem / Rozvázané balíčky / Chorál / Mikuláš s andělem a čertem / Večer nad zasněženou vesničkou / Novoroční / Fantasie na hudbu z filmu Pyšná princezna - Tomáš Mach / Píseň lásky - Josef Suk

Objev podobné jako Mach Tomáš, Hiroko Matsumoto: Play Dalibor C. Vačkář - CD (CR1040-2)

A powerfully imagined vision of the future from Taiyo Matsumoto, creator of the Eisner Award–winning Cats of the Louvre and Tekkonkinkreet.The old allegiances and friendships have been broken and the Rainbow Brigade now faces disbandment. No. 5 has eluded or killed every member of the Rainbow Brigade that has come after him so far, but now No. 3 closes in on him and is determined not to let any sentiments for his former comrade cloud his judgment. Elsewhere, No. 1, missing for over a month and struggling to understand what to do with his power, heads for a fateful meeting with No. 2.The old allegiances and friendships have been broken and the Rainbow Brigade now faces disbandment. No. 5 has eluded or killed every member of the Rainbow Brigade that has come after him so far, but now No. 3 closes in on him and is determined not to let any sentiments for his former comrade cloud his judgment. Elsewhere, No. 1, missing for over a

Objev podobné jako No. 5, Vol. 3 - Taiyo Matsumoto

A surreal tale of the secret world of the cats of the Louvre, told by Eisner Award winner Taiyo Matsumoto.The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris contains more than just the most famous works of art in history. At night, within its darkened galleries, an unseen and surreal world comes alive—a world witnessed only by the small family of cats that lives in the attic. Until now… Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias.The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris contains more than just the most famous works of art in history. At night, within its darkened galleries, an unseen and surreal world comes alive—a world witnessed only by the small family of cats that lives in the attic. Until now… Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias

Objev podobné jako Cats of the Louvre - Taiyo Matsumoto

An engaging exploration of what makes work meaningful, by a popular Buddhist monk and cultural commentator In our hectic days filled with long hours, endless emails, and tedious virtual meetings, it’s hard to stay connected to the higher purpose of work – to see past the grind and embrace what we’re really trying to achieve. In this engaging and illuminating book, Japanese Buddhist monk Shoukei Matsumoto offers a fresh take on what it means to find satisfaction at work. Presented in the form of an imagined conversation between a businessperson and a temple priest, this far-ranging exploration covers everything from embracing simplicity and communicating with clarity to insights on avoiding burnout and the importance of daily rituals. Along the way, you’ll discover ancient wisdom and contemporary ideas – all thoughtfully presented in the context of modern daily life. Whether you’re a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, this meaningful guide offers a fresh perspective, and more intentional way forward.

Objev podobné jako Work Like A Monk - Shoukei Matsumoto

The rich and varied stories of the great Maya civilization in one compelling and readable volume.The Maya reigned for almost four millennia and occupied large swathes of what is now southern Mexico and Central America. Their civilization was highly complex, divided into politically fragmented noble houses, which gave rise to a diverse mythology that can vary between groups and retellings. For example, there are three different myths about the origins of the sun and moon. In one of these creation myths, animals and objects rise up to torment humanity, while in another, pots shatter and speak, unleashing demons upon the people.Elsewhere, heroes descend to the ball-court of the underworld, where trees grow fruit in the likeness of severed heads, the ancestors converse with animals, and the Maize God is caught in a perpetual cycle of death and rebirth. To the Maya these were more than fireside tales―these myths formed the foundation of their culture, weaving together their ancestral and primordial pasts into a cohesive and meaningful narrative.Mallory Matsumoto skillfully evokes the vibrancy of Maya culture, from the peak of hieroglyphic tradition in the eighth century CE, through the invasions of the Spanish conquistadors, and up to the present day. The ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Maya Myths - Mallory Matsumoto

The winner of multiple Eisner Awards, author Taiyo Matsumoto explores the relationships between a manga editor, manga creators, art, and the rhythm of life these days.After 30 years as a manga editor, Kazuo Shiozawa suddenly quits. Although he feels early retirement is the only way to atone for his failures as an editor, the manga world isn’t done with him.On his final day as an editor, Shiozawa takes a train he’s ridden hundreds of times to impart some last advice to a manga creator whose work he used to edit. Later, he is drawn to return to a bookshop at the request of a junior editor who wants his help dealing with an incorrigible manga creator who used to be edited by Shiozawa and now refuses to work with anyone else. For Shiozawa, Tokyo these days is full of memory and is cocooned in the inescapable bonds among manga creators, their editors, art, and life itself.

Objev podobné jako Tokyo These Days 1 - Taiyo Matsumoto

The winner of multiple Eisner Awards, author Taiyo Matsumoto explores the relationships between a manga editor, manga creators, art, and the rhythm of life these days. After 30 years as a manga editor, Kazuo Shiozawa suddenly quits. Although he feels early retirement is the only way to atone for his failures as an editor, the manga world isn’t done with him.Shiozawa forges ahead with an independently published manga project. But the manga creators around him are crumbling into chaos—Chosaku drinks himself into ever less productivity over worries about his career and family, a longtime creator can’t discern the difference between fiction and fantasy, and Aoki disappears rather than face the deadlines for his new hit series. Sometimes, the simple pleasure of an apple is worth more than all the fame and toil of making manga.

Objev podobné jako Tokyo These Days, Vol. 2 - Taiyo Matsumoto

The winner of multiple Eisner Awards, author Taiyo Matsumoto explores the relationships between a manga editor, manga creators, art, and the rhythm of life these days. After 30 years as a manga editor, Kazuo Shiozawa suddenly quits. Although he feels early retirement is the only way to atone for his failures as an editor, the manga world isn’t done with him.Believing in the future of manga while never forgetting its past, Shiozawa accompanies manga creators once again through their agony to create an ultimate manga project. Is there ever joy in creation?

Objev podobné jako Tokyo These Days, Vol. 3 - Taiyo Matsumoto

The best-selling biography of the greatest spy you''ve never heard of. A Suspicion of Spies is the first biography of ''Biffy'' Dunderdale and tells the intriguing story of an extraordinary man – suave, sophisticated, genial and rich but also a ruthless and effective spymaster. Following his career, that spanned the Russian Revolution to the Cold War and beyond, A Suspicion of Spies is awash with stories of adventure, bravery, glamour and exoticism.1916, Russia. A 17-year-old Wilfred ‘Biffy’ Dunderdale is working for his father, taking submarines from Vladivostok to St Petersburg for the Russian Imperial Navy. He takes a submarine out for sea trials along with a naval dockyard crew he’d never met before. Spotting a group of German ships, he gives the order to attack and sinks four of them. On returning to Kronstadt, breaking free from an anti-submarine net with just 30 minutes of oxygen left, he opens the hatch to find every gun in the port facing him and his crew. Fluent in Russian, he quickly defuses the situation. For this action he is awarded by Tsar Nicholas II the Order of St. Stanislav and the Order of St. Anne, imperial Russia’s highest knighthood for military valour and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako A Suspicion of Spies - Tim Spicer

A powerfully imagined vision of the future from Taiyo Matsumoto, creator of the Eisner Award–winning Cats of the Louvre and Tekkonkinkreet.The members of the Rainbow Council were created to be superior to normal human beings and to keep the peace. But with no wars to fight, what purpose do they serve other than public relations? The strange psychic twins called No. 4 use their power to try to convince No. 5 to reverse his course as he tries to stay one step ahead of his pursuers. Meanwhile, No. 1, the leader of the Council, thinks back to a bloody incident 15 years ago that bears on the present day…The members of the Rainbow Council were created to be superior to normal human beings and to keep the peace. But with no wars to fight, what purpose do they serve other than public relations? The strange psychic twins called No. 4 use their power to try to convince No. 5 to reverse his course as he tries to stay one step ahead of his pursuers

Objev podobné jako No. 5, Vol. 2 - Taiyo Matsumoto

This Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White 30th Anniversary Edition, by acclaimed manga artist Taiyo Matsumoto, is restored to its original right-to-left orientation and features all the original color pages, a full-color foldout poster, and a brand new afterword by the author.In the somewhere-sprawl of Treasure Town, two young boys, Black and White, rule the streets. Like avatars of the city itself, they are its will and its voice, full of love and compassion, as well as danger and violence. As they leap from rooftop to rooftop, from lamppost to lamppost, nothing escapes their notice. But the city is changing beneath their feet as a yakuza-backed corporate development moves in. When the gangsters make a play to remove Black and White, the boys push back. The police have an interest in Black and White as well, trying to make sure things don't get out of hand—but things will. A battle begins between corruption and innocence, a struggle for the soul of the city itself, that will change Black and White and the city around them forever.

Objev podobné jako Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White 30th Anniversary Edition - Taiyo Matsumoto

*Recipient of the James Beard Media Award - Claiming the title of best book in the "Beverage without Recipes" category**Top 10 Nominee of the Spirited Award from the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation* This stunning guide invites you into the story of sake—an ancient beverage finding its way in a modern world. Whether you''re a sake novice or an experienced connoisseur, Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake offers fascinating insights, practical tips, and rich stories about this popular beverage.Authors and experts Nancy Matsumoto and Michael Tremblay personally undertook the challenge of visiting 35 artisanal sake breweries in Japan, the US, and Canada to interview makers and document every stage of the sake brewing process. Nancy''s celebrated journalistic background combined with Michael''s sake sommelier experience have led to an engaging and informative look at the world of sake.With over 300 color photos and a lively narrative, this fascinating book provides:A comprehensive introduction to the science and history of sake brewing in JapanA look at how fine craft sakes are brewed today using traditional methods and no additives—only rice, water, koji, and yeastHistories of Japan''s venerable breweries, some of them over 300 years old! An answer to why some breweries are ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake - Michael Tremblay, Nancy Matsumoto

A powerfully imagined vision of the future from Taiyo Matsumoto, creator of the Eisner Award–winning Cats of the Louvre and Tekkonkinkreet.In a world where most of the earth has become a harsh desert, the Rainbow Council of the Peace Corps has a growing crisis on its hands. No. 5, one member of a team of superpowered global security guardians and a top marksman, has gone rogue. Now the other guardians have to hunt down No. 5 and his mysterious companion, Matryoshka. But why did No. 5 turn against the council, and what will it mean for the future of the world?With disbandment imminent, Mike—No.1, the leader of the Rainbow Brigade—goes renegade, and uses his awesome powers to take many members of the unit with him. Now holed up in his citadel while the Peace Corps lays siege, he awaits his fate at the hands of the only person who can kill him…or understand him—No. 5.

Objev podobné jako No. 5, Vol. 4 - Taiyo Matsumoto

The first instalment in the bestselling Anna Travis series from the BAFTA-winning writer and author of Widows, now a major motion picture Young Anna Travis has been assigned to her first murder case - a series of killings that has shocked even the most hardened of detectives. They started eight years ago - now the body count is up to six. The method of killing is identical, the backgrounds of the girls identical - all drug-users and prostitutes. Then a seventh body is found. The modus operandi is the same - but the victim is a young student with the 'face of an angel'. The profile of the murderer has changed dramatically. Determined to earn the respect of her male colleagues, Anna stumbles on a vital piece of information which links one man to the killings, a much-loved actor on the brink of international stardom. His arrest would create a media frenzy. But if he were foundinnocent, his wouldn't be the only career over - Anna's hard fought for reputation would be destroyed once and for all … 'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller. Above Suspicion blew me away - it grabs you and doesn't let go until the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Above Suspicion - Lynda La Plante