内容简介
ThecorpseofanunknownprovincialisdiscoveredundertherailsofatraininaTokyostation,andDetectiveImanishiisassignedtothecase.
作者简介
NativeofFukuokaPrefectureandprolificwriterofsociallyorienteddetectiveandmysteryfiction,MatsumotodebutedasawriterafterreachingtheageoffortywiththehistoricallybasedSaigoTakamoriChits,1950,andTheLegendoftheKokuraDiary,1952.HethenwentontoestablishhisuniquestyleofdetectivefictionwiththeworksTheWallsHaveEyes,1957,andPointsandLines,1958.Matsumotomadeanameforhimselfasthewriterofsuspensenovelsthatwereaccesibletoallkindsofreadership,butitwashishistoricalnovelTheOguraDiaryChroniclesthatearnedhimThe28thAkutagawaPrize,theJapaneseequivalentofthePulitzerPrize.ThepopularJapaneseTVshow"BlackLeatherNotebook"wasbasedonhisnovelofthesamename,andseveralofhisdetectivefictionworkshavebeenpublishedintheUS(SoHoCrimeandKodanshaInternational).
