false 2332846 1 Detective Samejima works alone...because no one will work with him. Shunned by his peers, scorned by his superiors, and feared by the yakuza, "The Shark," as he is called, works the dangerous Shinjuku section of Tokyo. <br><br>This second installment of the popular Japanese series finds The Shark embroiled in a conflict among a professional Taiwanese killer, called "The Poison Ape"; the Taiwanese detective who pursues him; and the hard-hearted boss of the Taiwanese mafia. At stake: Shinjuku, the already treacherous streets of which will semm like an esplanade compared to the battlefield they will become if war breaks out between the Japanese and Taiwanese mafias. <br><br>The <i>Shinjuku Shark </i>series carries with it an atmosphere unique to Tokyo, which has been a selling point for such pop phenomena as Gwen STefani's entourage of Harajuku Girls, films like <i>Lost in Translation</i>, and the Edgar-nominated <i>Out </i> by Natsuo Kirino. 2339421 2 12 2008 Shinjuku Shark 2: The Poison Ape (Shinjuku Shark) total:9|5:2|4:3|3:4|2:0|1:0| 9 34 17 1 3 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 07:47:53 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 07:49:10 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 24 08:32:27 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 08:32:27 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 19 06:47:26 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 06:47:26 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 18:48:22 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 18:48:22 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 07 10:19:31 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:19:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 10:01:49 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 10:01:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 00:19:46 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 00:19:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 19:10:42 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 19:10:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 03:54:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 03:54:23 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 30 18:39:50 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 09:12:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 16:53:53 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 12:56:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 16:53:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 19 17:35:09 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 17:35:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 07:35:44 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 07:35:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 30 18:40:55 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 18:40:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 13 18:52:22 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 18:52:22 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Aug 28 02:07:52 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 02:07:52 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 07 07:41:47 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 07:41:47 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2332846