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 villains true identity be revealed and will he, eventually, make a mistake?

About Edogawa Rampo

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'.

Additional information

Sku

GOR013949098

ISBN 13

9780241687369

ISBN 10

0241687365

Title

Gold Mask by Edogawa Rampo

Author

Edogawa Rampo

Series

Penguin Modern Classics Crime & Espionage

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

2024-06-06

Number of pages

272

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

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Note

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