Masateru Konishi

Kaede, jeune institutrice timide à Tokyo, découvre un jour d’étranges coupures de journaux glissées dans un livre d’occasion. Intriguée, elle fait appel à son grand-père, passionné de littérature pol

The heartwarming, award-winning Japanese sensation, My Grandfather, the Master Detective is an affectionate, cosy whodunit and a story of living your days to the fullest. Perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.There used to be a cafe called Mon Cheri at Nishi Waseda where members of the Waseda Mystery Club spent day after day frothing in excitement over the latest mystery novels, and now he and Kaede solve mysteries together . . .As a lover of classic crime stories, its perhaps no surprise that twenty-seven-year-old schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your average person. Solving them is another matter, though, and the person she always heads to for guidance is her beloved grandfather who, despite having dementia, retains a keen sharpness of mind.From impossible locked-room murders to confounding missing person cases, the granddaughter and grandfather team weave stories in master-and-apprentice fashion. Together, they get to the bottom of case after case. But, all the while, a shadow slowly closes in on Kaede, posing a more insidious threat . . .

« Les meilleures histoires sont celles que l’on partage » Kaede, jeune institutrice timide de Tokyo, tombe un jour sur d’étranges coupures de journaux glissées dans un livre d’occasion. Pour résou

The heartwarming, award-winning Japanese sensation, My Grandfather, the Master Detective is an affectionate, cosy whodunit and a story of living your days to the fullest. Perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.There used to be a cafe called Mon Cheri at Nishi Waseda where members of the Waseda Mystery Club spent day after day frothing in excitement over the latest mystery novels, and now he and Kaede solve mysteries together . . .As a lover of classic crime stories, its perhaps no surprise that twenty-seven-year-old schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your average person. Solving them is another matter, though, and the person she always heads to for guidance is her beloved grandfather who, despite having dementia, retains a keen sharpness of mind.From impossible locked-room murders to confounding missing person cases, the granddaughter and grandfather team weave stories in master-and-apprentice fashion. Together, they get to the bottom of case after case. But, all the while, a shadow slowly closes in on Kaede, posing a more insidious threat . . .Filled with charming characters and steeped in references to classic crime from Christie to Chesterton to Poe My Grandfather, the Master Detective is a touching, charming mystery by Masateru Konishi. For fans of The Thursday Murder Club. Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai, winner of the Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Traslation Prize 2025.

A Japanese Thursday Murder Club, taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin with this Japanese bestseller that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan.Hes not your average Grandpa.As a lover of classic crime stories, its no surprise that schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your typical twenty-seven-year-old.Solving them is another matter though. For that, she turns to her beloved grandfather, who retains a keen sharpness of mind despite his dementia, and who was once a key member of The Waseda Mystery Club. From impossible locked room murders to confounding missing person cases, the grandfather-granddaughter duo weave stories to get to the bottom of every mystery. But all the while, an insidious shadow from Kaedes past slowly closes in on her . . .

La novela que ha conmovido a miles de lectoresGanador del galardón de los libreros japoneses: el premio This Mystery is Amazing!«Un misterio envolvente con una sensibilidad única. No solo es una nove

La novela que ha conmovido a miles de lectoresGanador del galardón de los libreros japoneses: el premio This Mystery is Amazing!«Un misterio envolvente con una sensibilidad única. No solo es una nove