Number 2 in the series, set in Japan with detective Supt. Otami. Melvile's stories " are more than whodunit thrillers, because of the insight they give into the life of modern Jaoan... An excellent yarn with a novel background" says Grimsby Evening Telegraph. "Authentic, electrifying." from Publisher Weekly. "Well-written and clever ." from the Library Journal, and "Drily humorous" according to Kirkus Reviews.