Gold Mask - Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage
Gold Mask - Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage
paperback | English
Published:
6 June, 2024
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Description
Can an ace detective outwit a thief with many faces?
They call him ‘Gold Mask’: a fiendishly clever master of disguise whose crime spree has shocked Tokyo. The dogged detective Akechi Kogoro is on the trail, and soon the two become locked in a frenzied battle of wits as his seemingly superhuman nemesis leads a chase across Japan, gleefully tricking the police at every turn. Will this ingenious villain’s true identity be revealed – and will he, eventually, make a mistake?
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241687369 |
| ISBN10 | 0241687365 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 205 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 196 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Edogawa Rampo was the pseudonym of Taro Hirai (1894-1965), generally viewed as the greatest of all Japanese suspense and mystery authors. He was a prolific novelist and short story writer. Much influenced by writers such as Conan Doyle, Chesterton and Wells, his pseudonym is a Japanese transliteration of Edgar Allen Poe's name. Many of his works have been made into films. Perhaps his most famous stories outside Japan are 'The Caterpillar' and 'The Human Chair'.