Books by Isaac Adamson and Complete Book Reviews
Isaac Adamson, Author . HarperPerennial $12.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-380-81292-9
Adamson's action-packed, rapid-fire follow-up to Tokyo Suckerpunch
finds its hero, star reporter Billy Chaka ("the deadline poet of the bubblegum set"), wrapped up in another murder mystery set in noirish, pop culture–crazy Japan.
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Isaac Adamson, Author . Perennial $12.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-051623-9
Like its predecessors, this third Billy Chaka crime novel (after Hokkaido Popsicle) is an exuberant mix of urban noir and anime-style action, salted with cheeky humor. Billy Chaka is an American journalist based in Cleveland who writes for a...
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Isaac Adamson, Author Harper Paperbacks $13.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-380-81291-2
This pop romp through the Tokyo of martial arts, yakuza and legendary geishas has more sly smarts than a Hong Kong gangster shoot-'em-up. First-time novelist Adamson hooks the reader with fast action, clever dialogue and all-over atmosphere, while...
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Isaac Adamson. Counterpoint/Soft Skull, $15.95 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-59376-432-6
A mysterious missive propels Lee Holloway on a bizarre journey from Chicago to Prague in Adamson’s atmospheric and satisfyingly twisted tale. Following his father’s death, Lee finds a letter from a woman named Vera who doubts the circumstances of...
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