“Lancet successfully places a PI in an international thriller plot in his highly entertaining debut....Readers will want to see more of the talented Jim, with his expertise in Japanese culture, history, and martial arts.” ——《出版人週刊》,星級書評
"Engrossing debut thriller . . . Lancet has a gift for pacing and keeps the reader engaged and guessing til the very end."——《圖書館期刊》
“[Lancet] draws upon his familiarity with the terrain, local history and Japanese culture to create an East-West adventure that informs as it thrills. . . . the intricate plot is skillfully developed, the action never flags and the climax is gripping. A fresh voice is crime fiction.”——《科克斯評論》
“A solid mystery with a memorable protagonist, the book captures our interest from the first page.”——《書單》
“From gritty San Francisco to exotic Tokyo, Japantown is a whip-smart, razor-fast ride, and entertaining from cover to cover.”——泰勒.史蒂芬斯(Taylor Stevens),紐約時報暢銷書《赤道曙光》(The Informationist)、《阿根廷救援行動》(The Innocent)作者
“Get ready for an action-packed, tension-filled escape with Barry Lancet’s thriller worthy of Elmore Leonard. The trail of crime races from Tokyo to New York and returns inevitably to Japantown, six square blocks in San Francisco, where antiques dealer and private eye Jim Brodie walks a dangerous line in the shadow world of clashing cultures.”——隆納.凱斯勒(Ronald Kessler),《我的老闆是美國總統》(In the President’s Secret Service)作者