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Matthew Legare has always loved reading, writing, and history. He’s combined his passions to tell stories set during little-known, but fascinating, events of the past. His style is a smooth blend of old pulp magazines and contemporary thrillers, which makes for a pulsating read.

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	Shadows of Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe / Inspector Aizawa #1) 3.97 avg rating — 457 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smoke Over Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe / Inspector Aizawa #2) 4.23 avg rating — 310 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shanghai Twilight (Tom Lai #1) 3.90 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treason in Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe / Inspector Aizawa #3) 4.36 avg rating — 211 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reds and Whites (Tom Lai # 2) 4.12 avg rating — 164 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets Beneath Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa Book 4) 4.33 avg rating — 103 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An American Putsch (Max Dietrich Book 1) 4.27 avg rating — 94 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poison Across Tokyo (Inspector Aizawa Crime Novellas Book 1) 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Had it really come to this? Blown to bits alongside hundreds of salarymen, bankers, and Masaru Ryusaki’s protégé?”
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“I always knew you to be the type of a man who would forsake honor for vanity.”
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“I’m thinking of an old American delicacy. Have either of you gentlemen had chop suey before?”
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“Had it really come to this? Blown to bits alongside hundreds of salarymen, bankers, and Masaru Ryusaki’s protégé?”
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“An eerie silence permeated the Okamura Estate as Katsuro entered.”
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“I always knew you to be the type of a man who would forsake honor for vanity.”
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“I’m thinking of an old American delicacy. Have either of you gentlemen had chop suey before?”
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