One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their
best loved detective, translated into English for the first time
In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement
over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family.
But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a
worrying rumour - it seems a sinister masked man has been asking
questions around the village.
Then, 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. Soon, 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?
