The Village of Eight Graves
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| Verlag | Pushkin Press |
| Auflage | 2021 |
| Seiten | 352 |
| Format | 13,8 x 2,3 x 20,2 cm |
| Gewicht | 288 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Kosuke Kindaichi ermittelt / Detective Kindaichi Mysteries 3 |
| EAN | 9781782277453 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78227745UA |
The third title in Japan's most popular murder mystery series -- after The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse -- fiendish classics featuring investigator Kosuke Kindaichi.
Translated into English for the first time.
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the Sixteenth Century eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village.
Centuries later a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates.
Rezension:
"Kosuke Kindaichi, the scruffy investigating detective, bears more than a passing resemblance to Columbo who made his TV debut in 1971 which, coincidentally, is when this amusing novel was first published in Japan."
--The Sunday Times Crime Club (UK)
"This taut mystery provides an original variation on The Hound of the Baskervilles Kosuke Kindaichi, Yokomizo s Columbo-like sleuth, arrives to sort through the tangled puzzle and provide a satisfying solution. Fans of gothic-tinged fair play will be enthralled"
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
