The following is a set of three first edition Hayakawa Pocket Mysteries, recycled library books. (1) The Wimbledon Poisoner / Nigel Williams (Author) / Susumu Takagi (Translator) (2) The Girl Who Disappeared Twice / Michael Kommey (3) The Expose / Charles Kenny (1) The Wimbledon Poisoner / Nigel Williams (Author) / Susumu Takagi (Translator) He wanted to kill his wife. Ever since he thought about it, Henry's mind was filled with how to get rid of his fat, ugly wife. Strangling her? Pushing her off a cliff? Or rigging her car to look like an accident? No, poison is better. Poison is the secret and aesthetic method of murder, nurtured by the tradition and pride of the great British Empire. This is the way to go. Once he decided on the method, Henry immediately began to investigate and learned that there was a tasteless and odorless poison called thallium. If he sprinkled it on her food, Eleanor, his wife who only ate health food, would eat it without any suspicion. However, despite Henry's meticulous care and effort, his wife did not allow herself to be poisoned so easily. Set in a peaceful suburban residential area, this is a British mystery full of black humor, in which a mediocre middle-aged man struggles in various ways to eliminate his wife from this world. Published: 1991/11/30 Number of pages: 269 pages (2) The Girl Who Disappeared Twice / Michael Kommey Private detective Kruger easily found the runaway daughter of a wealthy family, Asia. But that night, Asia's boyfriend was shot to death by someone, and Asia disappeared again. Asia was suspected, and Kruger was also considered an accomplice. Surprised, Kruger... Published: 1993/04/30 Number of pages: 349 pages (3) The Expose / Charles Kenny A Boston city councilor, who had been the object of citizens' respect, was shot dead. Who on earth did it? Cronin, a reporter covering the case, knows the true face of the councilor under his saintly mask, and tries to report the truth without yielding to pressure from the political world and the upper echelons... Published: June 1997 Number of pages: 347 pages