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Shinjuku Shark
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781932234374
ISBN: 1932234373
Label: Vertical
Manufacturer: Vertical
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: January 08, 2008
Publisher: Vertical
Release Date: January 08, 2008
Studio: Vertical
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Editorial Review:
A serial cop-killer is running rampant in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward and only one man has the connections and the courage to find and stop him -- The Shark. Filled with volatile characters, each wiht his own unique ties, Shinjuku Shark is a masterpiece of nonstop tension. Arimasa Osawa is one of Japan's leading hardboiled novelists, influenced by American authors such as Elmore Leonard. His famous work, Shinjuku Shark (the first installment in a series) won the Eiji Yoshikawa Award for fiction and the Naoki Prize.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Exciting, but a bit confusing
Shinjuku Shark was a fun, fast-paced read--modelled a little too much, perhaps, after the Western archetype of the lone detective against the Mob, it is nonetheless entertaining.
The only issue is that, at times in the first half of the book, it's not entirely clear if the events are happening in realtime or in a flashback. Given that this series is a bestseller in Japan, I can only assume that the translation is the cause. There are a few other hiccups like this along the way, but ... Read More
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