← Seicho MatsumotoPoints and Linesby Seicho MatsumotoDetective novel connecting two murders across different cities and time periodsFind on Amazon↗About the authorSeicho MatsumotoJapan's master of the social mystery novel, who used crime fiction to expose corruption, bureaucracy, and social inequality. Points and Lines inaugurated the Japanese social mystery genre.More by Seicho MatsumotoInspector Imanishi InvestigatesPolice procedural following an unconventional detective solving a mysterious murder→Pro Bono→Zero FocusMystery novel of a woman investigating her husband's suspicious death in Japan→