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The Honjin Murders
One of the earliest mystery manga and the one that really helped the genre take off, The Kindaichi Case Files remains a hugely popular and influential franchise in Japan to this day. It draws inspiration from Seishi Yokomizo’s Kosuke Kindaichi series (which includes the novels <anchor>The Honjin Murders</anchor> and The Inugami Curse), and stars Hajime Kindaichi, the grandson of the famed detective. With numerous adaptations and spin-offs, audiences continue to be charmed by the clumsy and careless, yet smart and observant, teenage detective.
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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?

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Price $11.99$11.99$10.69$10.69$10.69$10.69$10.99$10.99$10.99$10.99 Description  "A classic locked-room murder mystery — exactly what I asked for." — New York Times Book Review  "The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch." — New York Times Book Review  "A satisfying solution. Fans of gothic-tinged fair play will be enthralled." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)  "A pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie." — Sarah Weinman, The New York Times  One of Yokomizo’s most clever guessing games, in which everyone has something to hide…

## Editorial Reviews

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“20 of the Best Classic Murder Mystery Books of All Time”, Town & Country Magazine

“A classic locked-room murder mystery, the first in the Detective Kindaichi series . . . The solution to this mystery came as a complete surprise—exactly what I asked for.”

—New York Times Book Review

“With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie’s, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers.”

—Guardian

“A beloved Japanese detective at last appears in English . . . If the whole series is as ingenious and compelling, this translation should be the first of many. Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis.”

—Economist

“The perfect read for this time of year. Short and compelling, it will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie looking for a new case to break.”

—Irish Times

“Both \[The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse are\] set in the late 1930s/early 1940s, they promise to be atmospheric, exciting and knotty whodunits. The covers alone are enough to get any fan of the genre salivating.”

—Japan Times

“Japan's Agatha Christie  . . . It’s an absolute pleasure to see his work translated at last in these beautifully produced English editions.”

—Sunday Times

“The perfect gift for any fan of classic crime fiction or locked room mysteries.”

—Mrs Peabody Investigates

“The beauty of this book is that it’s never anything less than fun from beginning to end, but it is also smartly political, and the theatrical elements—the fourth wall-breaking, the static setting, the large cast of eclectic characters—make for a truly engrossing novel.”

—Books and Bao

“The Honjin Mysteries is beautifully writing and highly descriptive, rich in period detail and local custom. It’s an ingenious and deceptive mystery. An ideal book to curl up with on a winter’s night."”

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“The master of Japanese crime.”

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“\[The Honjin Murders\] is a perfect example of a honkaku mystery: a fascinating form of crime writing that first emerged in Japan in the 1920s and, thanks to a recent raft of translations and republications, is now enjoyed by English readers more than ever.”

—The Guardian

“The mystery is carefully set with plenty of red herrings and surprises along the way.”

—The Watertown Public Opinion

“A perfect puzzle . . . Doesn’t fail to deliver in its extremely fun and chilling premise. You’ll be reading way past your bedtime.”

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### About the Author

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 Honjin Murders is the first Kosuke Kindaichi story, and regarded as one of Japan's great mystery novels. It won the first Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1948 but has never been translated into English, until now.

Originally from Manchester, UK, Louise Heal Kawai has lived in Japan for about 25 years and been a translator of Japanese literature for the past 10. Her translations include the bestselling memoir Yakuza Moon by Shoko Tendo, the ground-breaking feminist Taeko Tomioka novel Building Waves, and A Quiet Place by the mystery writer Seicho Matsumoto. Ms Ice Sandwich is her second Mieko Kawakami translation.

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Chapter 1: The Three-Fingered Man

Before recording the strange history that follows, I felt I ought to take a look at the house

where such a gruesome murder was committed. Accordingly, one afternoon in early spring, I set off,

walking stick in hand, for a stroll around that infamous residence.

I was evacuated to this rural farming village in Okayama Prefecture in May of last year, at the

height of the bombing raids. And since that day, everyone I’ve met has talked to me at least once of

what some call “The Koto Murder Case” and others “The Honjin Murder Case” at the home of the

Ichiyanagi family.

Generally, as soon as people hear that I’m a writer of detective stories, they feel compelled to

tell me of any murder case with which they have the slightest personal connection. I suppose

rumours of my profession had reached the ears of the villagers, so every single one managed to bring

up the topic of the Honjin Murder Case at some point. For the people of this village there could

hardly be a more memorable case, and yet most of them were not aware of the full horror of this

crime.

Usually when people tell me these kinds of tales, they never turn out to be as interesting to me

as they are to the teller, much less potential material for a novel. But this case was different. From

the moment I heard the first whispers about the case, I was fascinated. Then, when I finally got to

hear the account from the lips of F—, the man most directly connected to the case, I was at once

seized with a great excitement. This was no ordinary murder. The perpetrator had scrupulously

planned the whole ghastly deed. What’s more, it was one worthy of the label “Locked Room Murder

Mystery.”

The locked room murder mystery – a genre that any self-respecting detective novelist will

attempt at some point in his or her career. The murder takes place in a room with no apparent way

for the killer to enter or exit. Constructing a solution is an appealing challenge to the author. As my

esteemed friend, Eizo Inoue wrote, all of the works of the great John Dickson Carr are some variation

on the locked room murder theme. As a writer of detective novels myself, I intended one day to try

my hand at one of these, and now I’ve been unexpectedly blessed – one has fallen right into my lap. I know it’s shocking but I feel I owe a debt of gratitude to the killer for devising such a fiendish method

to stab this man and woman.

When I first heard the story, I immediately racked my brain to think of any similar cases among

all the novels I’ve read. The first that came to mind was Gaston Leroux’s The Mystery of the Yellow

Room , and Maurice Leblanc’s The Teeth of the Tiger; then there’s The Canary Murder Case and The

Kennel Murder Case, both by S.S. Van Dine; finally, Dickson Carr’s The Plague Court Murders. I even

considered that variation on the locked room murder theme, Roger Scarlett’s Murder Among the

Angells. But this real-life case wasn’t quite like any of the above mentioned. Maybe, just maybe, the

killer had read a selection of stories like these, dissected all of the different devices used, then picked

out the elements that he needed, constructing his own device… At least that’s one theory.

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Louise Heal Kawai has been a translator of Japanese literature since 2006, translating several different genres of contemporary fiction. Besides the novels on this list, she has published short stories in online magazines and journals, play scripts and the odd poem. In 2022 she translated the international bestseller The Cat Who Saved Books, and in 2023 Hideo Yokoyama's The North Light. Her latest release is Point Zero, the classic 1959 thriller by Seicho Matsumoto.















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Detective Kindaiichi was not an unfamiliar name but it was my first time reading a book featuring him. Quite an charming character.

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I think I like the idea of a murder mystery set in early 1900s, rural Japan more than I do the actual story. Also, the author got annoyingly self congratulatory at the end.

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The story revolves around an impossible crime very much in the classic John Dickson Carr tradition. Two newlyweds are found dead and blood-soaked just after their wedding in a building securely locked from the inside.

The bridegroom’s family members are inordinately proud of their ancestry as owners of an inn where nobles stayed in the Edo period. Old feudal attitudes from the time of the Shogunate find echoes in the present mystery.

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I found this book to be an interesting read. I had no problem becoming engaged in the story, despite the facts that it was written almost 50 years ago and took place in a Japan that I know nothing about.

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Had too much expectation from this one as it's hailed as "one of the best locked room murder mysteries". But just a shocking ending doesn't guarantee that. The author relies on certain potholes in the plot (mainly related to personality traits which do not show up before the 'BIG reveal') to guarantee the shock towards the ending.

I'm giving it 3 stars because, 1) you can finish it in one go, there's no dull moment, it's almost like a film script, good or bad; and 2) the original is quite old, set in 1937 Japan, written in 1946, so probably, there was room to make such mistakes! It also accounts for some of the regressive subplots in the novel.

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Had too much expectation from this one as it's hailed as "one of the best locked room murder mysteries". But just a shocking ending doesn't guarantee that. The author relies on certain potholes in the plot (mainly related to personality traits which do not show up before the 'BIG reveal') to guarantee the shock towards the ending.

I'm giving it 3 stars because, 1) you can finish it in one go, there's no dull moment, it's almost like a film script, good or bad; and 2) the original is quite old, set in 1937 Japan, written in 1946, so probably, there was room to make such mistakes! It also accounts for some of the regressive subplots in the novel.

Verdict: Entertaining one-time read, carry it with you if you have a 2 hour boring flight or so, and then forget about it! Nothing great about it, but a good time pass!


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