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Interesting elements but a little disappointing

Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seicho Matsumoto

July 8, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo “I” Published in Japan in 1961, Inspector Imanishi Investigates opens with the battered, bloodied body of an unidentified 50-year-old man found on the train tracks in Tokyo. Those who had seen him earlier in the evening with another younger man indicated that both men spoke with an unusual Japanese accent. As Inspector Imanishi investigates, more unusual deaths follow amongst the very people he wanted to question. While the coroner rules those deaths natural or simply unfortunate, they seem suspicious to Imanishi. As the months […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr17, cbr17bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Inspector Imanishi Investigates, Japan, Seicho Matsumoto

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr17, cbr17bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Inspector Imanishi Investigates, Japan, Seicho Matsumoto ·
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