L'Affaire Michiko

by Edogawa Rampo, Sophie Bescond (translator)

Published October 2, 2024

About the author

Hirai Tarō (平井 太郎), better known by the pseudonym Rampo Edogawa ( 江戸川 乱歩), sometimes romanized as "Ranpo Edogawa", was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction.

Reviews

[Benjamin]

I was curious to read this due to Detective Conan manga. (In the manga, the young detective is called Edogawa Conan, which is a double hommage to British author Conan Doyle & japanese author Ranpo Edogawa.)

This is a classic whodunnit novel, however I found it quite dated with clues revealed sometimes by magic near the end of the story, and a depiction of characters which is quite old fashioned.

[Kieu Mai]

Malgré un début très prometteur et très intrigant, je suis un peu restée sur ma faim.
Intrigue efficace.
Décor du vieux Tokyo plaisant