The Inugami Curse (eBook)

A classic Japanese murder mystery from the author of The Honjin Murders

Seishi Yokomizo (Autor)

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2020
320 Seiten
Pushkin Vertigo (Verlag)
9781782275022 (ISBN)

Infos

A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan's greatest crime writers
In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details revealed than a series of bizarre, gruesome murders begins. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan's terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and hidden identities to find the murderer, and lift the curse wreaking its bloody revenge on the Inugamis.
The Inugami Curse is a fiendish, intricately plotted classic mystery from a giant of Japanese crime writing, starring the legendary detective Kosuke Kindaichi.
Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japan's most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to 77 books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. The Inugami Curse is one of Kindaichi's most famous mysteries and has twicce been adapted for film in Japan.

Autor

Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japan's most famous and beloved mystery writers, best known for creating the legendary detective Kosuke Kindaichi, who featured in more than 70 stories, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. The Honjin Murders, the first Kosuke Kindaichi novel, is regarded as one of Japan's great mystery novels and won the inaugural Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1948. The Inugami Curse, The Village of Eight Graves, Death on Gokumon Island, The Devil's Flute Murders, The Little Sparrow Murders, Murder at the Black Cat Cafe and She Walks at Night are also available or forthcoming from Pushkin Vertigo.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.2.2020
• Übersetzer: Yumiko Yamazaki
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: 1930s Japanese crime novel • 1930s Japan fiction • amateur detective fiction • amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi • amateur sleuth fiction • amateur sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi • classic crime fiction • detective Kosuke Kindaichi series • fiction in translation • Golden Age • Golden Age Crime • Historical crime fiction • historical crime novel Japan • historical detective fiction Japan • historical detective novel • historical mystery fiction • honkaku • japanese clan mystery • Japanese crime • Japanese crime thriller • Japanese culture mystery novel • Japanese detective Kosuke Kindaichi • Japanese detective novel • Japanese fiction in translation • Japanese historical crime novel • Japanese historical detective fiction • japanese literature • Japanese village murder mystery • Kosuke Kindaichi • Kosuke Kindaichi detective series • Kosuke Kindaichi mystery series • Kosuke Kindaichi series novel • locked room murder mystery • Murder in the Honjin • murder investigation novel • murder mystery novel • murder mystery with samurai sword • murder puzzle • shin-honkaku • shin-honkaku mystery • The Inugami Clan • village murder mystery • Writers like Agatha christie • Yokomizo Seishi
• ISBN-13: 9781782275022 / 9781782275022