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A thrilling postmodern noir about the real-life disappearance, in 1949, of one of Japan''s most powerful figures, and the three men who try--and fail--to crack the case.

Tokyo, July 1949. The president of the National Railways of Japan vanishes. As American and Japanese investigators scrambled for answers, the case went cold--and it remains unsolved to this day. In Tokyo Redux, celebrated crime writer David Peace channels drama, research, and intrigue into this strikingly intelligent fictionalization of Japan''s most enduring and haunting mystery.

Spanning decades, Peace''s novel reveals how the lives of three men all come to revolve around the same inexpicable disappearance. Starting in American-occupied Tokyo, where tension and confusion reign, American detective Harry Sweeney leads the missing-person investigation for General MacArthur''s GHQ. Fifteen years later, as Tokyo prepares for the global spotlight as host of the summer Olympics, private inv

Tokyo Redux

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    By David Peace

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      Published 8 October 2021
      ISBN-13 9780307263766
      978-0307263766
      ISBN-10 0307263762

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A thrilling postmodern noir about the real-life disappearance, in 1949, of one of Japan''s most powerful figures, and the three men who try--and fail--to crack the case.

      Tokyo, July 1949. The president of the National Railways of Japan vanishes. As American and Japanese investigators scrambled for answers, the case went cold--and it remains unsolved to this day. In Tokyo Redux, celebrated crime writer David Peace channels drama, research, and intrigue into this strikingly intelligent fictionalization of Japan''s most enduring and haunting mystery.

      Spanning decades, Peace''s novel reveals how the lives of three men all come to revolve around the same inexpicable disappearance. Starting in American-occupied Tokyo, where tension and confusion reign, American detective Harry Sweeney leads the missing-person investigation for General MacArthur''s GHQ. Fifteen years later, as Tokyo prepares for the global spotlight as host of the summer Olympics, private inv

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