num_pages: 324
description: Miss Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs left behind. Gone is that part of her that bore one of the most beautiful full-body tattoos ever rendered by her late father. Kenzo Matsushita, a young doctor, must assist his detective brother who is in charge of the case, because he was Kinue's secret lover and the first person on the murder scene.The Tattoo Murder Case was originally published in 1948; this is the first English translation.
language: English
title: The Tattoo Murder Case
titlecomplete: The Tattoo Murder Case
genres: Fiction, Asia, Mystery, Thriller, Japan, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Japanese Literature, Asian Literature, Crime
ratings_count: 2306
awards: awardedAt: -662659200000
name: Mystery Writers of Japan Award (日本推理作家協会賞)
category: Best Novel
publisher: Soho Press