Inugami Curse

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-02-06
Mått:127 x 201 x 23 mm
Vikt:291 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Pushkin Vertigo
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Pushkin Press
ISBN:9781782275039
Översättare:Yumiko Yamazaki, Yumiko Yamakazi

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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.

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At once familiar and tantalisingly strange... It's an absolute pleasure to see his work translated at last in these beautifully produced English editions