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Devil's Flute Murders

«Another fiendishly complex mystery from the master of locked room murders... Atmospheric, chilling, and structurally complex»

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An ingenious and highly atmospheric classic whodunit from Japan's master of crime.


Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family is in mourning.

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An ingenious and highly atmospheric classic whodunit from Japan's master of crime.


Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family is in mourning.


The old viscount Tsubaki, a brooding, troubled composer, has been found dead.


When the family gather for a divination to conjure the spirit of their departed patriarch, death visits the house once more, and the brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi is called in to investigate.


But before he can get to the truth Kindaichi must uncover the Tsubakis' most disturbing secrets, while the gruesome murders continue...


PRAISE FOR SEISHI YOKOMIZO


'The diabolically twisted plotted is top-notch' New York Times



Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compelling' Economist



'Plenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solution' Guardian, Best New Crime Novels

Detaljer

Forlag
Pushkin Vertigo
Innbinding
Paperback
Språk
Engelsk
ISBN
9781782278849
Utgivelsesår
2023
Format
20 x 13 cm

Om forfatteren

Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japan's most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to 77 books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. The Honjin Murders, The Inugami Curse, The Village of Eight Graves and Death on Gokumon Island are also available from Pushkin Vertigo.

Jim RIon is an American translator and writer living in the beautiful western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi with his wife, son, and cats of unusual size.

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«Another fiendishly complex mystery from the master of locked room murders... Atmospheric, chilling, and structurally complex»

CrimeReads

«Fiendishly complex and wonderfully atmospheric. This novel brings together so many elements that I love in a good detective story: a challenging locked room mystery, a fascinating exploration of another place and time - in this case, post-war Japan- and a unique detective. All mystery lovers should meet Kosuke Kindaichi, if they haven't already»

SJ Bennett, author of Murder Most Royal

«Fiendishly clever. Takes the best traditions of golden age crime but with a distinctly Japanese feel both in setting and psychological outlook. The author's voice punctuates the action brilliantly. Deliciously entertaining, drawing the reader into the puzzle»

Crime Time Podcast

«Yokomizo at his absolute best... From the ominous opening through the brilliant final reveal, [he] ably blends suspense and fair-play detection... A classic of the genre»

Publishers Weekly, starred review

«Praise for Seishi Yokomizo's classic mysteries:»

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«The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch»

New York Times

«One of the most enticing and twisty takes on the classic murder mystery novel that you'll ever read»

IGN

«Atmospheric and interesting, a Golden Age murder that is well plotted but also powerfully observed socially»

The Critic

«With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie's, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers»

Guardian

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