Nonami does have a character make fun of the name, but both the long, clunky designation and the ridiculous crime (yes, it really does involve an incendiary belt-buckle) sum things up pretty well: the book in a nutshell. The central crime being investigated is given the catchy name: 'The Tachikawa Timed Combustion Belt Homicide Case', which already tells you a lot about the book. The procedural part is earnest and by-the-book (step by step by long step), but with her focus on and close observation of her characters Nonami gives the book a bit more depth than the mystery alone allows for.

The Hunter is a police procedural set in Japan.

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Now You're One of Us by Asa Nonami