The Man Who Died Seven Times
The Classic Time-Loop Murder Mystery
Yasuhiko Nishizawa author Jesse Kirkwood translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pushkin Press
Published:14th Aug '25
Should be back in stock very soon
'Murder and time travel collide' Publishers Weekly
In the middle of the family New Year's gathering at his home, Grandfather Fuchigami is murdered. But not for the last time.
For his grandson, Hisataro, has fallen into a mysterious time-loop, in which he must relive the same day again and again.
Every morning after his grandfather's death, Hisataro wakes up with a chance to find the culprit and prevent the murder. But day after day he fails, despite stumbling across clues aplenty in the shape of secret plots, illicit love affairs and jealous rivalries.
With an extremely large inheritance up for grabs, everyone is a suspect - and Hisataro is beginning to wish he could leave this day behind...
"A wildly inventive fusion of sci-fi and murder mystery... Think Groundhog Day meets Knives Out, with a clever plot and a snarky lead. It’s smart, fast-paced, and seriously hard to put down."
—Dua Lipa's Service 95
"A terrifically original book, by turns funny, quirky and diabolical, with film adaptation writ large all over it."
—BookPage (Starred Review)
"An ingenious and highly entertaining riff on the themes of time and chance."
—Guardian
"Murder and time travel collide in Nishizawa’s charming English-language debut... Nishizawa stitches elements from Clue, Groundhog Day, and Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold into a mischievous tale that stands on its own two feet. This lighthearted whodunit will please anyone who likes their murder mysteries with a dash of whimsy."
—Publishers Weekly
"A fresh and clever whodunit with an engaging twist."
—Kirkus Reviews
"A murder mystery take on Groundhog Day... A metaphysical masterpiece that never hesitates to show both humor and heart."
—CrimeReads
"Nishizawa mixes Groundhog Day with a classic locked-room mystery. For fans of The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and those who enjoy some speculative elements in their crime fiction."
—Library Journal
"Timeless entertainment... Yasuhiko Nishizawa's 'classic time-loop murder mystery' may be 30 years old, but it has lost none of its clever, comical charm."
—Shelf Awareness
"The blend of Agatha Christie and Groundhog Day works a treat."
—The Times
"A murder mystery with a fun twist."
—Book Riot
"A clever head scratcher of a yarn."
—Crime Time
"Tremendous fun. Nishizawa takes full advantage of his unique premise to build a satisfying and complex mystery... The Man Who Died Seven Times stakes everything on the pleasure of a challenging puzzle—and succeeds."
—Asian Review of Books
"Richard Osman meets Groundhog Day in this mischievous mystery"
—Readworthy by Bookbub
"Yasuhiko Nishizawa’s The Man Who Died Seven Times uses the device of a time-loop in order to provide differing perspectives on the same events, and thus offer a new approach to the dramas of a family gathering... An arresting and interesting story that depends on a plot-device that will both please many and irritate others."
—The Critic (UK)
"Tricksy, time-switching entertainment. On steroids."
—Herald (Scotland)
"This brilliantly intricate mystery has it all: a family gathering, a country house, the murder of a patriarch and a fortune to inherit... Hugely entertaining and satisfyingly twisty."
—Daily Mail (UK)
"Nishizawa’s imaginative mystery blends science fiction and classic detective tropes in a gripping tale... A genre-bending take on modern crime fiction."
—The Arts Shelf (UK)
ISBN: 9781805335436
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
288 pages