← Seicho MatsumotoPro Bonoby Seicho MatsumotoFind 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 MatsumotoPoints and LinesDetective novel connecting two murders across different cities and time periods→Inspector Imanishi InvestigatesPolice procedural following an unconventional detective solving a mysterious murder→Zero FocusMystery novel of a woman investigating her husband's suspicious death in Japan→