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In the cold streets of neon lit Osaka disgraced detective Jon Nabeta s past resurfaces with a vengeance Seven years ago he hunted down a relentless serial killer but the victory cost him everything his career his reputation and his relationship Now Jon finds himself thrust back into the darkness when a new victim is discovered bearing the same chilling signature as the killer he once pursued As the police seek his expertise and the underworld tightens its grip Jon must navigate treacherous alliances and deadly secrets to unravel the twisted puzzle before innocent lives are lost perhaps even his own Will he uncover the truth before it s too late or will he be consumed by the darkness that haunts him Neon Off SnowGood start to this unique Japanese detective series set in Osaka Prefecture. Neon Off snowcrows Neon Off Snow is a new detective novel by Nick McCarthy that introduces readers to former Osaka Prefecture Police detective turned private eye Jon Nabeta As a contracted consulting detective to the OPP Nabeta is drawn into the murder of a fifteen year old yakuza princess that mimics the details of his most high profile case from back when he was still with the police the Osaka Kid Killer With the lawyers of the convicted killer the OPP s former police commissioner out to prove this new murder exonerates their client Nabeta and his colleagues scramble to find the copycat killer and avert a war among the local yakuza families. Epub neon off snowflake Jon Nabeta is not your ordinary detective The product of two half American half Japanese parents he looks a little different from his coworkers and some people have a problem with that He compensates by being the best at what he does solving difficult crimes Soon after his success in solving the Osaka Kid Killer case he left the police service to go into private practice but the reasons are not revealed until almost the end of the novel Somewhere north of 30 Jon has had a problem relationship wise with commitment but his current girlfriend Rian has him rethinking his future life path. Epub neon off snowman The plot follows Jon as he works the few clues discovered with the victim There is so little to go on Jon dives into his vast pool of contacts informants and information brokers for even the barest whisper of why the daughter of the powerful yakuza boss Mamoru Usei was murdered The meetings with these shadowy sometimes dangerous underground figures yield meager suggestions for follow up and each scene is a perfectly developed self contained gem fraught with tension and atmosphere The story is complex with events from the past continuing to play a role in the present. The neon bible book I immensely enjoyed the close up view of Japanese law enforcement processes structure and attitudes and the plot depended quite a bit on lax protocol in evidence handling non existent building security and lack of communication among investigative staff There were a few continuity issues that were bothersome enough to require me to backtrack and reread previous scenes to try to make sense of the aspects of the story i. Neon Off snowboarding the murder victim is naked when discovered but clothed when the body gets to the morgue Also a pet peeve for me is that Nabeta is described multiple times as an unnaturally skilled deductive thinker detective yet he fails to connect pieces of evidence he wrongly removes from crime scenes until much later Still he is an engaging character a dogged persistent investigator with an amazing array of useful contacts and interesting informants. Neon Off snowguard With its unique Osaka setting insider s semi official police point of view and cinematic interview scenes and action sequences I recommend Neon Off Snow to readers of traditional mysteries and police procedurals. Neon Off snowager I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from Reedsy Discovery Neon Off Snow