A fiendish, classic locked room murder mystery, from one of Japan's
greatest crime writers, that's perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth
Ware
"An exceptional whodunit... The brilliant and intricate plot will keep
readers turning the pages." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Seishi Yokomizo took a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha
Christie in creating Kosuke Kindaichi, solver of impossible crimes...
Kosuke's arrival [on Gokumon Island] coincides with a string of
bizarre and gruesome murders. As deaths mount, the quirky, endearing
detective strings together the clues to solve this fiendish puzzle." --
Sarah Weinman, New York Times
Detective Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing
tragic news--his friend and fellow soldier, the son of one of the
island's most important families has died, on a troop transport ship
bringing him back home after the Second World War. But Kindaichi has not
come merely as a messenger--with his last words, the dying man warned
that his three step-sisters' lives would now be in danger. The scruffy
detective is determined to get to the bottom of this mysterious
prophecy, and to protect the three women if he can.
As Kindaichi attempts to unravel the island's secrets, a series of
gruesome murders begins. He investigates, but soon finds himself in
mortal danger from both the unknown killer and the clannish locals, who
resent this outsider meddling in their affairs.
Loosely inspired by Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, the
sensational second outing of Japan's most famous detective is perhaps
the most highly regarded of all the great Seishi Yokomizo's classic
Japanese mysteries.
