<p>A gorgeous gift edition of Japan's greatest classic murder mystery\nIn the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming Ichiyanagi wedding. But, amid the gossip, there is also a worrying rumour it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions around the village.\nThen, 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.\nSoon, 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?</p>

The Honjin Murders

Literature & Fiction

Seishi Yokomizo

Genre Fiction

Pushkin Press

gokumon to seishi yokomizo [In Japanese Edition]

Kadokawa Shoten

Honjin satsujin jiken [Japanese Edition]

Clan Inugami (Kodansha Manga Bunko) (2001) ISBN: 4063600386 [Japanese Import]

Comics & Graphic Novels

Manga

Comics

金田一耕助の新冒険 (光文社文庫)

人形佐七捕物帳 (光文社時代小説文庫)

THE TALE BEGINS....

In mid-1940's Japan, Sahei Inugami, wealthy head of the Inugami Group and 'Silk King of Japan', dies in this lakeside villa at the venerable age of 81.  in his youth, Sahei was rescued from poverty and an early death by a Shinto priest.  However, upon Sahei's death, his debt of gratitude to the priest unleashes a bitter curse, triggering a chain of gruesome and bizarre murders as the members of the Inugami family are pit against each other in a desperate contest for his fortune.

This haunting tale of murder and suspense is the first of over 80 books, famous in Japan, featuring the popular detective, Kosuke Kindaichi.  His disorderly character and eccentric habits conceal razor sharp deduction skills that enable Kindaichi to solve crimes.

Discovering the Inugami Clan's terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and disguised identities, Kindaichi unravels the complex web of human relationships and passions that lie behind the murders.

The Inugami Clan: A Gothic Tale of Murder from Japan's Master of Crime

Yohan

金田一探案集(共10册)

Nanhai Publishing Company

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