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“‘That man’s lying.’ With that, he opened his suitcase and took out a blank telegram. After a few moments, he began to write. KATSUKO DEAD. SEND KINDAICHI.”

The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) by Seishi Yokomizo

March 3, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

A clever, meta little Japanese murder mystery, first published in 1946, by a man who was apparently a huge fan of the western Golden Age mystery. This is the first book in the Kosuke Kindaichi series that he wrote dozens of novels for. Kindaichi-san is very unlike his British counterparts, Poirot, Wimsey, or even Marple. He’s very young, and a bit of a slob, but he has a mind for mysteries. Here, he is brought to the scene of a wedding where the bride and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: audiobooks, classic Japanese mystery, Detective Fiction, Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, japanese, Japanese mystery, Louise Heal Kawai, murder mystery, mystery, Seishi Yokomizo, the honjin murders, translated

narfna's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: audiobooks, classic Japanese mystery, Detective Fiction, Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, japanese, Japanese mystery, Louise Heal Kawai, murder mystery, mystery, Seishi Yokomizo, the honjin murders, translated ·
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