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"A master crime writer . . . Seicho Matsumoto's thrillers dissect Japanese society." — The New York Times Book Review "A stellar psychological thriller with a surprising & immensely satisfying resolution that flows naturally from the book’s complex characterizations. Readers will agree that Matsumoto (1909–1992) deserves his reputation as Japan’s Georges Simenon. — Publishers Weekly°°°While on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart attack. Eiko had a heart condition so the news of her death wasn’t totally unexpected. But the circumstances of her demise left Tsuneo, a softly-spoken government bureaucrat, perplexed. How did it come about that his wife—who was shy and withdrawn, & only left their house twice a week to go to haiku meetings—ended up dead in a small shop in a shady Tokyo neighborhood? When Tsuneo goes to apologize to the boutique owner for the trouble caused by his wife’s death he discovers the villa Tachibana near by, a house known to be a meeting place for secret lovers. As he digs deeper into his wife's recent past, he must eventually conclude that she led a double life... °°°Seicho Matsumoto was Japan's most succ

Who reads A Quiet Place?

Author

Seichåo Matsumoto; Louise Heal Kawai; hoopla digital

Publisher

Bitter Lemon Press : Made available through hoopla

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781908524638

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller

Rating

4.11 / 5 (174 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14