Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seichō MatsumotoMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
What an excellent find. A Japanese detective novel written in 1961, about a tenacious police officer (Imanishi) investigating an odd murder.
The book brought the inspector (and another policeman, partly) around Japan, from the North to the South to Ise Shrine to Shimane, and discusses the different accents (a point that turns out to be important).
It was different from many contemporary detective novels, and reminded more of something like Inspector Maigret, or Hercule Poirot. It wasn't a fast-paced action-packed novel, but more of a slow-going, but relentless one.
There were a few coincidences too many, and some points seemed a bit of a stretch, but overall it was a great read.
4.5 stars
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