Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa
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Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa (4 book series)
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by Matthew Legare (Author)
From Book 1: Tokyo, December 1931

As Japan expands its empire in China and unemployment ravages the economy, Police Inspector Kenji Aizawa receives an anonymous call about the imminent assassination of a leading statesman - the aristocratic Baron Onishi. The secret informant is Reiko Watanabe, geisha mistress to the plot's mastermind.

Headstrong and outspoken, Reiko prefers a "modern" life to being a geisha and is horrified that her lover, the American-educated descendant of samurai, Masaru Ryusaki, has become a fascist firebrand. Together with his allies in the Imperial Army, Ryusaki plans to overthrow the civilian government and establish a military dictatorship.

Torn between honor and duty, Reiko and Inspector Aizawa must forge an unlikely alliance in order to protect Baron Onishi, staying one step ahead of Ryusaki and a fanatical Army officer - Lieutenant Hajime Nakajima. All the while, they uncover a shadowy conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of government, international finance, and even around the Imperial Throne itself.

Set during the intersection of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Great Depression, Shadows of Tokyo brings the turbulent and dangerous world of prewar Japan to vivid life.

Shadows of Tokyo is the first book in a noir historical thriller series set in pre-World War II Japan.
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Shadows of Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa Book 1)
by Matthew Legare (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 722 4.0 on Goodreads 417 ratings
Tokyo, December 1931

As Japan expands its empire in China and unemployment ravages the economy, Police Inspector Kenji Aizawa receives an anonymous call about the imminent assassination of a leading statesman - the aristocratic Baron Onishi. The secret informant is Reiko Watanabe, geisha mistress to the plot's mastermind.

Headstrong and outspoken, Reiko prefers a "modern" life to being a geisha and is horrified that her lover, the American-educated descendant of samurai, Masaru Ryusaki, has become a fascist firebrand. Together with his allies in the Imperial Army, Ryusaki plans to overthrow the civilian government and establish a military dictatorship.

Torn between honor and duty, Reiko and Inspector Aizawa must forge an unlikely alliance in order to protect Baron Onishi, staying one step ahead of Ryusaki and a fanatical Army officer - Lieutenant Hajime Nakajima. All the while, they uncover a shadowy conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of government, international finance, and even around the Imperial Throne itself.

Set during the intersection of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Great Depression, Shadows of Tokyo brings the turbulent and dangerous world of prewar Japan to vivid life.

Shadows of Tokyo is the first book in a noir historical thriller series set in pre-World War II Japan.

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Smoke Over Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa Book 2)
by Matthew Legare (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 493 4.3 on Goodreads 277 ratings
Tokyo, May 1932

Japan is still plagued by economic depression, scandals, and assassinations. A prominent politician mysteriously commits suicide while dining with Chizuru Okamura, the daughter of a yakuza crime family.

Leading the investigation, Police Inspector Aizawa tasks his geisha spy, Reiko Watanabe, to go undercover into the world of the dreaded Okamura Gang. Reiko soon finds herself at the center of a power struggle between Chizuru and her brother, Lieutenant Katsuro Okamura, for control of the gang. Using bribery and deceit, Chizuru is poised to take over the government, while Katsuro seeks to launch a coup d’état and install a military dictatorship.

As they try and thwart both schemes, Reiko and Inspector Aizawa must untangle a web of conspiracies involving the Army Secret Service, opium dens, corruption, Charlie Chaplin, and assassination, while all Japan hangs in the balance.

Merging historical fact with fiction, Smoke Over Tokyo is the second installment of the Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa series. As they enter the dark underworld of 1932 Tokyo, filled with danger and intrigue, Reiko Watanabe and Inspector Aizawa soon find themselves fighting for their lives and the future of their city.

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Treason in Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa Book 3)
by Matthew Legare (Author)
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Tokyo, January 1933

On New Year's Day, one of the Emperor's closest advisers is gunned down by the Red Terror Society, a gang of bank-robbing Japanese Communists. Police Inspector Kenji Aizawa and his geisha spy, Reiko Watanabe, are drawn into the investigation but soon find themselves swallowed by a fog of treasonous intrigue.

As Aizawa hunts down any leads, he must ally with Inspector Tezuka of the infamous Tokko, the Japanese Thought Police. Adding to his troubles is a budding romance with the daughter of his commanding officer, the moga Minori Miyake.

Meanwhile, Reiko enters the Japanese film industry and draws closer to a movie director who has ties to the Red Terror Society's leader, the former actress Utako Natsume. Now a violent radical, Utako promises a bloody Communist Revolution and is secretly aided by an old enemy, operating from the shadows.

Despite the danger, Aizawa and Reiko unmask dark secrets about the Imperial Army, the Emperor, and themselves.

The third book in the Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa series, Treason in Tokyo pushes Inspector Aizawa, Reiko Watanabe, and Japan itself, to the breaking point.

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Secrets Beneath Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa Book 4)
by Matthew Legare (Author)
Tokyo, November 1934

A crazed arsonist stalks the city, burning buildings seemingly at random. Inspector Kenji Aizawa is brought onto the case to assist Inspector Hino, an aging veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department. But Aizawa's troubles only mount when he's called by his old partner, the geisha Reiko Watanabe.

Reiko alerts him to the sudden appearance of a secret death squad calling itself the Jitte Squad, operating within the Metropolitan Police. Commanded by Sergeant Fujita, they target corrupt businessmen, including Aizawa's old enemy, the banker Isamu Takano. But when a naive geisha, Emigiku, holds the key to identifying the Jitte Squad, Reiko and Aizawa put aside their differences to protect her. Complicating matters further is Aizawa's plucky wife Minori, determined to make a name for herself as a reporter.

Troubling too is the international situation as American baseball star Babe Ruth tours Japan on a goodwill mission, clashing against a clique of Japanese admirals dead set on scrapping a Naval limitations treaty in order to construct a new super weapon.

Aizawa and Reiko investigate the two cases through a maze of Japanese politics, right-wing patriotic societies, bitter factionalism within the Imperial Army and Navy, and newspaper circulation wars. Each string of clues unearth secrets buried under the city - foreboding, dangerous, and shocking.

Secrets Beneath Tokyo is the fourth installment of the Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa series, showing the political upheaval and complex drama of 1930s Japan as it slides deeper into the dark valley of militarism and war.

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Bruce L. Bikle
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, set in a time most Americans know little about; Japan in the 1920's and 1930's
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2019
This is a great story, the Watanabe and Aizawa Characters are great, well developed and believable. The story is well developed. Both this and the earlier book, would be great films. I am hoping the series moves along through the 20's and 30's which were VERY interesting times in Japan. Now I am reading first of the Legare China books, Shanghai Twilight, which is equally well done.
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Alice N. M
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2019
Compelling, sympathetic , and genuine characters set in 1930s Japan make this an interesting read. The historical background gives the plot excitement. I look y to r next book in the series.
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Matthew Legare
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For as long as I can remember, I have always loved reading, writing, and history. Now, I've combined my passions to tell stories set during little-known, but fascinating, events of the past. My style is a smooth blend of old pulp magazines and contemporary thrillers, which makes for a pulsating read.

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Website: https://matthewlegare.com

Twitter: @mlegareauthor