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The Honjin Murders:
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Plenty of golden age ingredients… with a truly ingenious solution ― Guardian, Best New Crime Fiction
Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis… Ingenious and compelling ― Economist
At once familiar and tantalisingly strange… It’s an absolute pleasure to see his work translated at last in these beautifully produced English editions ― Sunday Times
With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie’s, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers ― Guardian
A classic murder mystery… Comparisons with Holmes are justified, both in the character of Kindaichi and Yokomizo’s approach to storytelling – mixing clues, red herrings and fascinating social insight before drawing back the curtain to reveal the truth ― Japan Times
The perfect read for this time of year. Short and compelling, it will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie looking for a new case to break ― Irish Times
The premise alone is dazzling [and] the solution to this mystery came as a complete surprise – exactly what I asked for ― New York Times
For lovers of classic mystery and mayhem, these newly translated offerings are a must ― Tokyo Weekender
A delightfully entertaining locked room murder mystery… There are plenty of twists, red herrings, and suspects in this monkey puzzle of a story… An ideal book to curl up with on a winter’s night ― NB Magazine
Essential reading for fans of detective and historical fiction… [the] solution to the whole mystery does actually make your jaw drop ― Deccan Herald
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