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@2@@18@A@19@ collection of four novellas: each taking place in 1998, each set in the world of @18@Six Four@19@, and each centring around a mystery and the unfortunate officer tasked with solving it.@3@@2@@20@SEASON OF SHADOWS@21@@16@@18@"The force could lose face . . . I want you to fix this." @19@Personnel's Futawatari receives a horrifying memo forcing him to investigate the behaviour of a legendary detective with unfinished business.@16@@20@CRY OF THE EARTH@21@@16@@18@"It's too easy to kill a man with a rumour." @19@Shinto of Internal Affairs receives an anonymous tipoff alleging a Station Chief is visiting the red-light district Â- a warning he soon learns is a red herring.@16@@20@BLACK LINES@21@@16@@18@"It was supposed to be her special day." @19@Section Chief Nanao, responsible for the force's 49 female officers, is alarmed to learn her star pupil has not reported for duty, and is believed to be missing.@16@@20@BRIEFCASE@21@@16@@18@"We need to know what he's going to ask." @19@On the eve of a routine debate, Political Liaison Tsuge learns a wronged politician is preparing his revenge. He must now quickly dig up dirt to silence him.@3@@2@@18@Prefecture D@19@ continues Hideo Yokoyama's exploration of the themes of obsession, saving face, office politics and inter-departmental conflicts. Placing everyday characters between a rock and a hard place and then dialling up the pressure, he blends and balances the very Japanese with the very accessible, to spectacular effect.@3@
