The Honjin Murders
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Pushkin Press
Published:12th Nov '20
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In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour - it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions about the Ichiyanagis around the village. Then, on the night of the wedding, the Ichiyanagi family are woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie music - death has come to Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword, thrust into the pristine snow outside the house. The murder seems impossible, but amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi is determined to get to the bottom of it.
'Plenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solution' - Guardian, Best New Crime Fiction
'Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compelling' - Economist
'At once familiar and tantalisingly strange... It's an absolute pleasure to see his work translated at last in these beautifully produced English editions' - Sunday Times
'A 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 truth' - Japan Times
'The perfect read for this time of year. Short and compelling, it will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie looking for a new case to break' - Irish Times
'The premise alone is dazzling [and] the solution to this mystery came as a complete surprise - exactly what I asked for' - New York Times
ISBN: 9781782277316
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192 pages