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Six Four
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Narrated by:
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Richard Burnip
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By:
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Hideo Yokoyama
About this listen
Six Four. The nightmare no parent could endure. The case no detective could solve. The twist no listener could predict.
For five days in January 1989, the parents of a seven-year-old Tokyo schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter's kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. They would never see their daughter again.
For the 14 years that followed, the Japanese public listened to the police's apologies. They would never forget the botched investigation that became known as Six Four. They would never forgive the authorities their failure. For one week in late 2002, the press officer attached to the police department in question confronted an anomaly in the case.
He could never imagine what he would uncover. He would never have looked if he'd known what he would find.
©2012 Hideo Yokoyama (P)2016 Quercus Publishing LtdWhat listeners say about Six Four
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- Chin Scratcher
- 21-04-2016
Brilliant
Just brilliant. Very detailed but fascinating- particularly in regards to Japanese culture. A brilliant book well worth the effort.
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- Jeremy S. Keens
- 13-08-2022
Fascinating
This was the longest book I have listened to so far, and expected to get lost. But due to the clear narration and the skillful writing I could follow it all.
A ‘slow’ novel - one which doesn’t depend on thrills or narrative twists to carry it through. Rather the development of the parallel strands finally comes together in a surprising climax. Detective work, office politics, cultural expectations beautifully explored.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-09-2023
Mesmeric
I had read Alex Kerr's Lost Japan shortly before this and it is an interesting pairing. This is an enjoyable insight into the complications of Japanese communication and culture.. skillfully plotted and very soothingly performed and elegantly translated. but for all that and increasingly as the hours ticked by, I was not surprised by our eventual destination.
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- Bridget Schaumann
- 25-06-2017
Couldn't finish
This book appeared to be right up my alley! Love Japanese stories, usually they are fast paced and excitingly dark! This one is ponderous, far too much musing and supposingl. I've walked away at the 3/4 point, I just can't take any more. The reader was good, the story is bogged down in detail which ultimately leads nowhere. I've stopped caring whether the daughter turns up of not!
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- Michael
- 15-04-2016
Slow and not particularly satisfying
A meandering story that lacks a sense of purpose. Not particularly satisfying in any way. I was quite dissapointed.
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