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"You said the man was twenty-seven or twenty-eight?" Imanishi asked, "What did he look like? For example, was he thin or fat; what was his hair like?"
"Let me think . . . I seem to remember him as being very thin," the woman clerk answered after a few moments. "No, he wasn't that thin," a man who was in the room put in. "He was quite stocky."
"Was he?" The woman clerk was unsure now.
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Reasons I could never work in the police...

Ugh, nope. 👎 Made it 55% and then skimmed enough to see who dunnit and promptly returned the book to the library. I wanted very much to like the MC but just could NOT.

Please do not set me up for a mystery set in a New England small town - on an ISLAND, for godssake - and have me believe that everyone doesn‘t know what everyone else is up to.

And don‘t even get me started on the use of “ayuh” accents. 🙄

My towering TBR awaits! 📚

The atmosphere is great but the story isn‘t as complete as i would like.

This book was flat and hard to follow. It never seemed to pick up any steam, just plodded along.

A great read. Tense from the start, like a slow-burning fuse. This is book 15 and although I‘ve not read them in order it may be one of the best I‘ve read so far. #sohocrime #billyboyle

#LLFS

Thank you so much @ShelleyBooksie for the cozy socks & scarf, bookmarks,stickers &pumpkin pad. Love them all!!!!These two books arrived by separate mail from Thriftsbooks- I am assuming they are from you? 🎃💀

I hope hope you got your box. Sent it priority mail.

I enjoyed this Japanese police procedural from the 1960s. If you don't mind implausible deductive leaps and wild goose chases, it's worth a look-in.

It's hardly an adrenaline-filled thrill ride (most of it is Imanishi taking day trips and asking polite questions), but it has plenty charm and I became immersed in the Japanese culture.

Quality crime fiction (although I probably should have begun at the start of the series). Art theft, police corruption and interesting human drama.

1. Loved it!
2. Psychological
3. Lucy Foley, I plan to read her soon! #sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

Loved it! Great characters, great mystery, loved everything about it! Can‘t wait to read the next one in the series! Thanks, @Ireadkidlit wonderful choice!