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title: "Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Soho Crime)"
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# Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Soho Crime)

**Brand:** seicho matsumotobeth cary
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- **What is this?** Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Soho Crime) by seicho matsumotobeth cary
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Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Soho Crime)

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## Customer Reviews

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    An Intriguing Mystery
  

*by D***C on Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019*

Inspector Imanishi Investigatesby Seichō Matsumoto, Beth Cary (Translator)20220236Deirdre Le Blanc's reviewDec 16, 2019  ·  editreally liked it.  Last read December 12, 2019 to December 16, 2019.This author is no longer with us, but I was curious to read at least one of his books. This is very intricately plotted, with a murder that seemingly has no motive, and two others involving a intriguingly unusual method of killing.Seicho Matsumoto is not the first Japanese author I have read, but he is the first to let me leisurely stroll through the many investigative trips of inspector Imanishi to other parts of Japan in search of the killer and the history of where he came from. In doing so, it let me remember how courteous and thoughtful of others the Japanese are, or at least were in the 1960s. From bustling Tokyo to Osaka and Kyoto; to a very small, impoverished mountain village in the northeast, you become aware of the different dialects that are spoken, as well as the differences in living conditions from one prefecture to the next; you travel to parts of this island nation that you might never have a chance to otherwise. All the while, trying to pinpoint the murderer and solve the crimes. Yes, I enjoyed it.

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    Fun read, but needs to have the tipos eliminated!
  

*by A***I on Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019*

Inspector Imanishi, a member of the Tokyo police, is included in a task force attempting to solve an initially simple-looking, but baffling murder case. When the task force is disbanded and the case relegated to the unsolved pile, due to lack of leads, Imanishi continues investigating as best he can parallel to his regular work.This is no action-packed detective story, but a very slow moving police procedural that follows Imanishi as he slowly gathers information and puts together the clues to solve the murder. I found it interesting, though not my favourite type of mystery novel. The rather unemotional writing style, that seems more like a report, was not my favourite, but how much of that comes from the translation is something I will definitely enjoy finding out as soon as my Japanese level gets high enough to read the book in original. All in all, a fun read, that gives some insights into the Japanese culture.The Kindle version could use a thorough spellchecking! Especially the Japanese words in the text (the honorific -san, for instance, is often written as a set of random letters).

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    It was alright.
  

*by C***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019*

This was my first “Matsumoto” book- it was good, for the most part. The story is fairly slow moving, but I didn’t find it dull. It’s not action packed, but more so plodding. I felt it took the pace of an actual investigation, not like the usual stuff on tv shows, which is solved quickly. This case takes places over months and you’re along for the ride at every detour, red herring, and misleading clue. Because, you know, that’s realistic.My issues were two-fold. First, the actual murder method, which made me go, “Really? That’s the avenue we’re going?” I didn’t care for it- it seemed ridiculous to me. I was all about this mystery until then. Then, it was “meh.”Second, as others have pointed out, is formatting (I got the Kindle Book). I got through it, but my goodness. It’s a hot mess in places. Words were jumbled “togetherwithoutspaces” which was annoying. Another issue is that incorrect letters were used. For example,  “Imanishi-san” would be something ridiculous, like “Imanishi-sfhh.” Huh? Yeah, you’d think someone would have proofread. On the same note, if you had an “ri” in a word, such as ”riot,” the letters merged and became “not.” I guess an “ri” looks like an “n.” It was frustrating at times to figure out what exactly I was reading. It’s not like it was all over the place, but at least several times in a chapter.So, the story is itself was decent- nothing fantastic, but fun. But don’t bother reading If you’re getting the ebook, unless you want to be a detective yourself, trying to figure out what you’re looking at.

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