Prefecture D - SIGNED Limited Edition (1st Edition . First Print thus)

Hideo Yokoyama * SIGNED by 2 LIMITED EDITION 243 of 250*

ISBN 10: 1786484633 / ISBN 13: 9781786484635

Published by Riverrun, 2019

About this Item

SIGNED Limited Edition 243 of 250 by Hideo Yokoyama (author) & Jonathan Lloyd-Davies (translator) . Book is Unread . Front/Back: New . Spine: New . Printing: 1 . NOT price-clipped . Year: 2019.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prefecture D - SIGNED Limited Edition (1st Edition . First Print thus)
• Publisher: Riverrun
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786484633
• ISBN 13: 9781786484635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition, Limited Edition
• Printing: First (1st) Printing
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A collection of four novellas: each taking place in 1998, each set in the world of Six Four, and each centring around a mystery and the unfortunate officer tasked with solving it.

SEASON OF SHADOWS
"The force could lose face . . . I want you to fix this." Personnel's Futawatari receives a horrifying memo forcing him to investigate the behaviour of a legendary detective with unfinished business.

CRY OF THE EARTH
"It's too easy to kill a man with a rumour." Shinto of Internal Affairs receives an anonymous tipoff alleging a Station Chief is visiting the red-light district ­- a warning he soon learns is a red herring.

BLACK LINES
"It was supposed to be her special day." Section Chief Nanao, responsible for the force's 49 female officers, is alarmed to learn her star pupil has not reported for duty, and is believed to be missing.

BRIEFCASE
"We need to know what he's going to ask." On the eve of a routine debate, Political Liaison Tsuge learns a wronged politician is preparing his revenge. He must now quickly dig up dirt to silence him.

Prefecture D continues Hideo Yokoyama's exploration of the themes of obsession, saving face, office politics and inter-departmental conflicts. Placing everyday characters between a rock and a hard place and then dialling up the pressure, he blends and balances the very Japanese with the very accessible, to spectacular effect.