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Paperback The Devil's Flute Murders Book

ISBN: 1782278842

ISBN13: 9781782278849

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"Yokomizo at his absolute best... From the ominous opening through the brilliant final reveal, he] ably blends suspense and fair-play detection... A classic of the genre." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

An ingenious classic locked-room murder mystery about the feuding family of a composer that's perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Anthony Horowitz

This standalone novel features the scruffy sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi--the most famous Japanese detective--created by one of Japan's greatest crime writers: Seishi Yokomizo, the "Japanese Agatha Christie"

Locked room mysteries are hot again, and this classic from the golden age of crime presents a mind-bending Japanese mystery from the great Seishi Yokomizo, whose fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi is a pop culture phenomenon akin to Sherlock Holmes.

This time the beloved scruffy sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi investigates a series of gruesome murders within the feuding family of a brooding, troubled composer, whose most famous work chills the blood of all who hear it.

Readers will be totally engrossed by one of Yokomizo's most clever guessing games, in which everyone has something to hide.

Seishi Yokomizo is perhaps the most popular and feted crime writer in his country's history. His richly atmospheric classic mysteries are a treat for any fan of Golden Age whodunits, taking the reader all over post-war Japan, from remote mountain villages to pirate-plagued islands and the bustling streets of Tokyo. Yokomizo loved to craft ingenious puzzle plots, inspired by the greats of British and American crime, such as John Dickson Carr or Agatha Christie, while his detective, Kosuke Kindaichi, is everything a reader could want from a sleuth: brilliant, eccentric, charming, and unassuming enough to be fatally underestimated by many a murderer. . .

Customer Reviews

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Many mysteries with in a mystery

This is my fourth book from the Kindachi detective series and this one took longer to finish. Besides the main mystery, there are at least two or three others, so it may be a lot for a reader to follow. The ending was not predictable at all. This book was a challenge so if you’re willing to challenge yourself, go for it.
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