The Black Lizard by Edogawa Rampo Paperback Book 9780241645826

Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesA master criminal and a master detective are locked in battle Who will winThey call her the Dark Angel Queen of Tokyos underworld Mme Midorikawa is famed for her beauty her jewels and the tattoo of a black lizard on her arm Crime is so easy for her that she warns her victims in advance When a wealthy jewel merchant receives letters saying his precious daughter Sanae is about to be kidnapped he entrusts the renowned detective Akechi Kogoro to protect her But he may have met his deadliest adversary yet