An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi's invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe in order to look into a twenty-year-old murder case. But no sooner has Kindaichi arrived than a new series of murders strikes the village - several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses,and it soon becomes clear that the victims are being killed using methods that match the lyrics of an old local children's song...The legendary sleuth investigates,but soon realises must unravel the dark and tangled history of the village,as well as that of its rival families,to get to the truth.
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Publisher: Pushkin PressISBN: 9781782278870Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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Praise for Seishi Yokomizo's classic mysteries:The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notchReaders will delight in the blind turns,red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compellingWith a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie's,the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readersThis is Golden Age crime at its best,complete with red herrings,blind alleys and twists and turns galore... A testament to the power of the simple murder mystery and its enduring appealPlenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solutionA classic murder mystery... Comparisons with Holmes are justified,both in the character of Kindaichi and Yokomizo's approach to storytelling mixing clues,red herrings and fascinating social insight before drawing back the curtain to reveal the truthAt once familiar and tantalisingly strange... It's an absolute pleasure to see his work translated at last in these beautifully produced English editionsHas a touch of Agatha Christie but with so much added spice. There are plenty of twists,red herrings,and suspects in this monkey puzzle of a story. Japan has a wonderful history of crime writing,and Yokomizo is one of their finest authorsAnother legendary Yokomizo book... A campy and delightful detective novelA gory tale of family greed,honour,revenge and loyalty with plenty of red herrings. Full of action and with a detective like no otherA delightfully entertaining locked room murder mystery... There are plenty of twists,red herrings,and suspects in this monkey puzzle of a story... An ideal book to curl up with on a winter's nightAtmospheric,exciting and knotty whodunits. The covers alone are enough to get any fan of the genre salivatingAn exceptional whodunit... The brilliant and intricate plot will keep readers turning the pages. Golden age fans will hope for more translations of this gifted authorSeishi Yokomizo took a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie in creating Kosuke Kindaichi,solver of impossible crimes... Kosuke's arrival (on Gokumon Island) coincides with a string of bizarre and gruesome murders. As deaths mount,the quirky,endearing detective strings together the clues to solve this fiendish puzzle
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