tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post4778780624237103823..comments2024-03-20T09:37:09.972-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: No Patent on Murder: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-24270207886898211412019-02-26T10:54:11.024-05:002019-02-26T10:54:11.024-05:00Actually, John, I did see that it had been publish...Actually, John, I did see that it had been published under the other title and then managed to ignore it (I'm blaming that on my over-worked brain and other things...life's a bit complicated at the moment...). <br /><br />Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have to give The Third Lady a try. I'd really like to expand my mystery reading a bit beyond the usual British and American sources.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-14417160597784680142019-02-25T12:54:22.465-05:002019-02-25T12:54:22.465-05:00I was wondering why you had to go to the German am...I was wondering why you had to go to the German amazon site to find info about this book. It's been in print for years from Soho Press but under a different title: HONEYMOON TO NOWHERE. Obviously you didn't know that. Check out the blurb and you'll see -- exactly the same characters and plot. I've only read THE TATTOO MURDER CASE by Takagi and it was an overly complicated plot for my tastes, dizzying trying to keep it all straight. Never tried any other Takagi books, but only three are translated into English. Not much choice for us anyway.<br /><br />I suggest you give Shizuko Natsuki a try. MURDER ON MT FUJI is a traditional country house style mystery but with a Japanese flavor. I think her crime novels are superior to her "honkaku" style mysteries. THE THIRD LADY is one of the best Japanese mystery novels I've ever read. But it's pure suspense, all about character and emotion and Japanese morality/traditional mores; more of a psychological thriller. You might be interested in THE TOKYO ZODIAC MURDERS by Soji Shimada but it's rather gruesome because it deals with dismemberment murders. An amazing plot and a totally insane solution if you can bear with the grisly details.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com