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Book of the Month
Shitamachi Scam
by Michael Pronko
In Tokyo, there isn't always respect for the aged. Sometimes, it's the opposite.
After the suspicious deaths of seventy-something woman and a student recluse, Detective Hiroshi tracks down a gang of scammers who target retirees, robbing them of their pensions, life savings, and even the deeds to their homes. Hiroshi teams up with Detective Ishii, who’s been running a women’s crime task force. Together, they find out who has been ripping off the pensions, life savings, and deeds to homes in shitamachi, the older, eastern side of the city.
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