The Fine Art of Invisible Detection

The Fine Art of Invisible Detection - Robert Goddard

Description

Tokyo, Japan
Umiko Wada has had enough excitement in life. With an overbearing mother and her husband recently murdered, she just wants to keep her head down. As a secretary to a private detective, her life is pleasantly filled with coffee runs and paperwork.

That is, until her boss takes on a new case. A case that is surrounded by shadows. A case that means Wada will have to leave Tokyo and travel to London.

London, England
Nick Miller never knew his father, and was always told he wasn’t missing much. But when an old friend of his late mother says there are things that Nick needs to know about his parents, he can’t ignore it.

When a chance encounter brings Wada and Nick together, they couldn’t know the series of violent events set off by their investigations. And when they discover Nick’s father might have been the only witness to a dark secret forever buried, they realise there are some powerful people who will do whatever it takes to keep it that way…

Review

I loved it. Wada san is my new heroine.

Wada san is 47 years old from Tokyo and female. She's the unassuming heroine of this book. Working as an assistant to a Private Detective she is asked to go to London to pose as a lady who is unable to go herself. The man she is meant to meet never shows and so begins the mystery.

Meanwhile a Londoner who was also to meet the same man, finds him a no show too. Leading to Wada San and Nick Miller becoming involved in some great edge of your seat stuff. The Japanese angle brought so much to this book, despite being set mostly away from Japan. Pure escapism and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. There were some comedic touches too, which I thought were a little reminiscent of the Bond films.

I found it to be cleverly written with an intriguing plot and wondering all the time how Wada san was going to get out of the different situations she found herself in. I was also wondering how all the different strands were ever going to come together, and when they did it was the perfect ending. Maybe even left open for a follow up? I'd certainly read it.

I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. My thanks to netgalley for the ARC to review.

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