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Liepman Literary Agency
Marc Koralnik |
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IN THE LINE OF DUTY
*A bestseller with over 625,000 copies sold
*Adapted into a major TV drama in 2009
*Winner of the Best Japanese Mystery in 2008
*Official Books From Japan Selection
*Adapted into a major TV drama in 2009
*Winner of the Best Japanese Mystery in 2008
*Official Books From Japan Selection
the family name. Tamio is sent to Hokkaido University as an undercover agent to infiltrate the left-wing Japanese Red Army. Although successful in his job, Tamio suffers from severe PTSD and dies in the line of duty before he can identify his father's killer.
Against his family's wish, the grandson of the Anjo family, Kazuya, also joins the police force. He is recruited by Internal Affairs and sent to partner with the streetwise and charismatic Detective Hitoshi Kagaya. His mission: find evidence of Kagaya's corruption and relationship with the yakuza. As Kazuya puts his life on the line to expose Kagaya, he is finally about to discover the shocking truth behind Grandfather Seiji's murder
Reminiscent of Stuart Woods's CHIEFS and Dennis Lehane's MYSTIC RIVER, THE POLICEMAN'S LINEAGE is an epic crime novel set in Tokyo about three generations of Japanese police officers, about their pursuit of justice and the truth about the mysterious death of the family's founding father. A sweeping tale of loyalty and courage, crime and punishment, this is Japanese crime fiction at the very best and Joh Sasaki's masterpiece.
The story begins in 1948, when Japan is still recovering from World War II. The newly married Seiji Anjo joins Metropolitan Police Department and is posted to Ueno, the high-crime area in Tokyo where he grew up. Just when he is promoted to resident officer of a small substation, he dies under mysterious circumstances in a fire. Seiji's son, Tamio, follows his footsteps and becomes a cop, hoping to one day solve his murder case and clears the family name. Tamio is sent to Hokkaido University as an undercover agent to infiltrate the left-wing Japanese Red Army. Although successful in his job, Tamio suffers from severe PTSD and dies in the line of duty before he can identify his father's killer.
Against his family's wish, the grandson of the Anjo family, Kazuya, also joins the police force. He is recruited by Internal Affairs and sent to partner with the streetwise and charismatic Detective Hitoshi Kagaya. His mission: find evidence of Kagaya's corruption and relationship with the yakuza. As Kazuya puts his life on the line to expose Kagaya, he is finally about to discover the shocking truth behind Grandfather Seiji's murder
Against his family's wish, the grandson of the Anjo family, Kazuya, also joins the police force. He is recruited by Internal Affairs and sent to partner with the streetwise and charismatic Detective Hitoshi Kagaya. His mission: find evidence of Kagaya's corruption and relationship with the yakuza. As Kazuya puts his life on the line to expose Kagaya, he is finally about to discover the shocking truth behind Grandfather Seiji's murder
Reminiscent of Stuart Woods's CHIEFS and Dennis Lehane's MYSTIC RIVER, THE POLICEMAN'S LINEAGE is an epic crime novel set in Tokyo about three generations of Japanese police officers, about their pursuit of justice and the truth about the mysterious death of the family's founding father. A sweeping tale of loyalty and courage, crime and punishment, this is Japanese crime fiction at the very best and Joh Sasaki's masterpiece.
The story begins in 1948, when Japan is still recovering from World War II. The newly married Seiji Anjo joins Metropolitan Police Department and is posted to Ueno, the high-crime area in Tokyo where he grew up. Just when he is promoted to resident officer of a small substation, he dies under mysterious circumstances in a fire. Seiji's son, Tamio, follows his footsteps and becomes a cop, hoping to one day solve his murder case and clears the family name. Tamio is sent to Hokkaido University as an undercover agent to infiltrate the left-wing Japanese Red Army. Although successful in his job, Tamio suffers from severe PTSD and dies in the line of duty before he can identify his father's killer.
Against his family's wish, the grandson of the Anjo family, Kazuya, also joins the police force. He is recruited by Internal Affairs and sent to partner with the streetwise and charismatic Detective Hitoshi Kagaya. His mission: find evidence of Kagaya's corruption and relationship with the yakuza. As Kazuya puts his life on the line to expose Kagaya, he is finally about to discover the shocking truth behind Grandfather Seiji's murder
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Published 2023-05-11 by Shinchosha Publishing |