The Honjin Murders 9781805336549 Paperback

‘Truly ingenious’GuardianJapan’s greatest classic mystery, from the author ofMurder at the Black Cat CafeA pair of newlyweds are brutally murdered on their wedding night. Their bedroom was locked from the inside. A samurai sword thrust into the snow is the only clue.One freezing night in the winter of 1937, the Ichiyanagi household is woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie music. Death has come to the village of Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword thrust into the pristine snow.Soon, amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi is on the scene to investigate what will become a legendary murder case, but can this scruffy sleuth solve a seemingly impossible crime?PRAISE FOR SEISHI YOKOMIZO’The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch’ -New York Times’Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis… Ingenious and compelling’ -Economist’With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie’s, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers’ -Guardian’This 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 appeal’ -Spectator’Plenty of golden age ingredients… with a truly ingenious solution’ -Guardian, Best New Crime Novels’Truly ingenious’Guardian’The king of the locked-room mystery’CrimeReads’The Japanese Agatha Christie’ Sara Cox,Between the Covers’Fiendishly complex and wonderfully atmospheric’ S.J. Bennett, author ofMurder Most Royal