FICTION

Six Four

by Hideo Yokoyama
Farrar. Feb. 2017. 576p. tr. from Japanese by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies. ISBN 9780374265519. $27; ebk. ISBN 9780374715793. F
COPY ISBN
In 1989, a Tokyo schoolgirl is kidnapped, but the negotiations are botched, leaving the kidnapper at large and the victim dead. Fourteen years later, Det. Yoshinobu Mikami, who had been involved in the initial investigation and who is now working in media relations, is pulled back into the cold case, labeled "Six Four," when the top brass plan a photo op around the crime. In tracing the tragic events, Mikami talks to suspects, and even the victim's family, slowly realizing that police politics, the personal tragedy of his own missing daughter, and the old 64 case are connected. Uncovering the truth and delivering justice is hard fought.
VERDICT A best seller in Japan, Yokoyama's English-language debut is a complex procedural that takes time to get into high gear as it follows its detective sifting through the evidence while mired in his department's bureaucratic intricacies and office politics. [See Prepub Alert, 8/16/16.]
Reviewed by Ron Samul, New London, CT , Jan 20, 2017
Comment Policy:
  • Be respectful, and do not attack the author, people mentioned in the article, or other commenters. Take on the idea, not the messenger.
  • Don't use obscene, profane, or vulgar language.
  • Stay on point. Comments that stray from the topic at hand may be deleted.
  • Comments may be republished in print, online, or other forms of media.
  • If you see something objectionable, please let us know. Once a comment has been flagged, a staff member will investigate.

RELATED 

FICTION

The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia
by Grames, Juliet
FICTION

The Cliffs
by Sullivan, J. Courtney
FICTION

54 Miles
by Pitts Jr., Leonard
FICTION

Frederick Douglass
by Morrison, Sidney
FICTION

Someone Like Us
by Mengestu, Dinaw
FICTION

Teddy
by Dunlay, Emily
More
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?