THE HONJIN MURDERS

A gorgeous deluxe paperback of Japan s greatest murder mystery from the father of Japanese classic crime and author of Murder at the Black Cat Café The premise alone is dazzling and the solution to this mystery came as a complete surprise The New York Times 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 around the village Then on the night of the wedding the Ichiyanagi household 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 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 Yokomizo is perhaps the most popular and beloved crime writer in his country s history His classic mysteries are a treat for any fan of Golden Age whodunits taking the reader all over post war Japan from remote mountain villages to pirate plagued islands to the bustling streets of Tok