Short stories of an Edo inspector's cases give an engaging glimpse into Tokugawa urban life even if it is from the nostalgic perspective of an early twentieth-century writer. While the crimes and Hanshichi's solutions may not be the most ingenious in the global history of the detective novel, Hanshi
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Short stories of an Edo inspector's cases give an engaging glimpse into Tokugawa urban life even if it is from the nostalgic perspective of an early twentieth-century writer. While the crimes and Hanshichi's solutions may not be the most ingenious in the global history of the detective novel, Hanshichi is full of humour, insight, and good nature--a character that grows on you. The stories are alternatively humorous, slightly eerie, or mysterious, but always gently entertaining and full of good cheer.
The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi
Short stories of an Edo inspector's cases give an engaging glimpse into Tokugawa urban life even if it is from the nostalgic perspective of an early twentieth-century writer. While the crimes and Hanshichi's solutions may not be the most ingenious in the global history of the detective novel, Hanshi ... (continue)
Short stories of an Edo inspector's cases give an engaging glimpse into Tokugawa urban life even if it is from the nostalgic perspective of an early twentieth-century writer. While the crimes and Hanshichi's solutions may not be the most ingenious in the global history of the detective novel, Hanshichi is full of humour, insight, and good nature--a character that grows on you. The stories are alternatively humorous, slightly eerie, or mysterious, but always gently entertaining and full of good cheer.