A twisty and ingenious classic Japanese murder mystery from the author of The Decagon House MurdersEvery year,a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote,castle-like Mill House,home to the reclusive Fujinuma Kiichi,son of a famous artist,who has lived his life behind a rubber mask ever since a disfiguring car accident. This year,however,the visit is disrupted by gruesome murder,a baffling disappearance and the theft of a priceless painting.The brilliant Kiyoshi Shimada arrives on the scene,but as he investigates the seemingly impossible events of that evening,death strikes again,and again... Can Shimada get to the truth before the killer gets to him And can you solve the mystery of the Mill House Murders before he does
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Publisher: Pushkin PressISBN: 9781782278337Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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From the first page you know you're in the hands of a master. The atmosphere,the setting,the characters... it is flawless.If you enjoyed Yukito Ayatsuji's ingenious The Decagon House Murders - and how could you not - you will love this quasi-Christie locked-room mysteryA psychological-mystical thriller built on tropes from cozier crime fiction. Agatha Christie-type stopwatch sequences and John Dickson Carr-style locked-room conundrums coexist with Poe-like Gothic sequences full of severed limbs and charred flesh... No one can accuse Mr. Ayatsuji of not sustaining the eerie mood of his strange story until its very last sentenceThe dénouement was fiendishly clever... An engaging,entertaining mystery with a puzzle fit for the most ardent of armchair detectivesJust as clever and delightful as the locked room mystery that got Ayatsuji on our radar last year... (The characters have) their agendas,complex backstories,and shifting allegiances,and by the end of the novel,I fear many of them shall be dead...A first-rate mystery,whose tight plot and deliberate structure will keep readers guessing until the very end-and might even clue them into a wide new world of international mysteryAnother ingenious puzzle... John Dickson Carr would be proud to come up with as clever a locked room mystery as this... exceptional fun and superbly plottedThis chilly,elegant tribute to the locked-room mysteries of the golden age of crime writing offers a challenge in clue spotting to readers who enjoy pitting their wits against an author'sA great classic,Japanese locked room mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie!... I thought I had the mystery solved but lo and behold,the unraveling was completely unexpected and I loved itPraise for The Decagon House MurdersHighly ingeniousA knowing tribute to classic crime,it features all manner of puzzles,including locked rooms,jigsaws and magic tricksVery clever indeedFiendish foul play... taking its cues from Agatha Christie's locked-room classic And Then There Were None... Ayatsuji's skillful,furious pacing propels the narrative... This is a homage to Golden Age detective fiction,but it's also unabashed entertainmentThe Decagon House Murders is one of the most enjoyable classic crime novels I've ever read. An evocative island setting,a perfectly constructed puzzle,and an entirely satisfying solution. It'll keep you guessing until the very end.(A) landmark 1987 puzzle mysteryBehold,the perfect escapist drug! If I could crush this book into a powder and snort it,I wouldAyatsuji's brilliant and richly atmospheric puzzle will appeal to fans of golden age whodunits... Every word counts,leading up to a jaw-dropping but logical reveal.Exceptional... The denouement is clever,entirely plausible and not far short of poetic... The Decagon House Murders is sharp and witty and very much in the spirit of the golden age mystery; superbly plotted and wickedly entertainingA terrific mystery,a classic... very much in the manner of Agatha Christie or John Dickson CarrA real page-turner... Highly recommendedA captivating read,culminating in an ending as satisfying as it is shocking... The solution to the novel's puzzle unfolds in a way so ingenious and logical it can stand shoulder to shoulder with the very best mystery novelsA stunner of a plot,with an ending which I simply could not believe when it was first revealed... Rivals Soji Shimada's The Tokyo Zodiac Murders for sheer audacity and ingenuity
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