Murder at the Black Cat Cafe (eBook)

Seishi Yokomizo (Autor)

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2025
224 Seiten
Pushkin Vertigo (Verlag)
9781805335528 (ISBN)

Infos

A classic Japanese mystery, from the author of The Honjin Murders
'The Japanese Agatha Christie' Sara Cox, Between the Covers
Tokyo, 1947.
The Pink Labyrinth is one of the bomb-scarred city's most shady neighbourhoods. There, in the dead of night a patrolling policeman catches a young Buddhist monk digging in the back yard of The Black Cat Cafe, a notorious brothel. In the shallow grave at his feet lie the dead body of a woman, her face disfigured beyond recognition, and the corpse of a black cat.
Who is the murdered woman, and how was she connected to the infamous establishment? And where did the dead cat come from, given that the cafe's feline mascot seems to be alive and well? The brilliant sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi investigates, but as he draws closer to the truth, he finds himself in grave danger...
PRAISE FOR SEISHI YOKOMIZO
'The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch' - New York Times
'Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compelling' - Economist
'With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie's, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers' - Guardian
'This is Golden Age crime at its best, complete with red herrings, blind alleys and twists and turns galore... A testament to the power of the simple murder mystery and its enduring appeal' - Spectator
'Plenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solution' - Guardian, Best New Crime Novels
'Truly ingenious' Guardian
'The king of the locked-room mystery' CrimeReads
'The Japanese Agatha Christie' Sara Cox, Between the Covers
'Fiendishly complex and wonderfully atmospheric' S.J. Bennett, author of Murder Most Royal

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: 28.8.2025
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: 1930s Japanese crime novel • 1930s Japan fiction • 930s 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 Crime • Historical crime fiction • historical crime novel Japan • historical detective fiction Japan • historical detective novel • historical mystery fiction • 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 detective series • Kosuke Kindaichi mystery series • Kosuke Kindaichi series novel • locked room murder mystery • murder investigation novel • murder mystery novel • murder mystery with samurai sword • shin-honkaku mystery • village murder mystery • Writers like Agatha christie
• ISBN-13: 9781805335528 / 9781805335528