The Honjin Murders - Seishi Yokomizo
Seishi Yokomizo
- Pages · 192 pages
- Publication Date · 10/09/2026
- Genre · Historical mysteries
'The Japanese Agatha Christie' Sarah Cox, on BBC2's Between the Covers
'The master of ingenious plotting' Guardian
'Dazzling' New York Times
______JAPAN'S GREATEST CLASSIC MYSTERY BY THE AUTHOR OF MURDER AT THE BLACK CAT CAFE
_____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.
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