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The Black Lizard

Edogawa Rampo (author), Ian Hughes (translator), Matthew Young (cover design/artwork)

Paperback Published on: 05/10/2023; Language: English, Japanese (Original language of a translated text)

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Classic Japanese stand-off

Part of the second wave of Penguin's Crime and Espionage series, this was my pick of the bunch. A re-issue of Edogawa Rampo's classic stand-off between the... READ MORE

Alan M

A Classic Cat and Mouse Game

The Japanese master of suspense, Edogawa Rampo (a Japanese transliteration of Edgar Allen Poe for author Taro Hirai) pens this crime thriller, pitting mast... READ MORE

Oliver Brooks at The Rye Bookshop

Synopsis

Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage series

A master criminal and a master detective are locked in battle. Who will win?

They call her the 'Dark Angel'. Queen of Tokyo's underworld, Mme Midorikawa is famed for her beauty, her jewels and the tattoo of a black lizard on her arm. Crime is so easy for her that she warns her victims in advance. When a wealthy jewel merchant receives letters saying his precious daughter Sanae is about to be kidnapped, he entrusts the renowned detective Akechi Kogoro to protect her. But he may have met his deadliest adversary yet...

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241645826
Number of pages: 176
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 10 mm
Weight: 134g
Languages: English, Japanese (Original language of a translated text)

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A truly engaging one-sitting read

Edogawa Rampo's celebrated detective, Akechi Kogoro, found himself face-to-face with The Black Lizard, also known as the Dark Angel, in the notorious under... READ MORE

Winda Putri