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犯人を白日のもとにさらすために――防犯探偵・榎本と犯人たちとの頭脳戦。
様々な種類の時計が時を刻む晩餐会。主催者の女流作家の怪死は、「完璧な事故」で終わるはずだった。そう、居あわせた榎本径が、異議をとなえなければ……。表題作ほか、斜め上を行くトリックに彩られた4つの事件。
様々な種類の時計が時を刻む晩餐会。主催者の女流作家の怪死は、「完璧な事故」で終わるはずだった。そう、居あわせた榎本径が、異議をとなえなければ……。表題作ほか、斜め上を行くトリックに彩られた4つの事件。
- GenresMystery
536 pages, 単行本
First published October 20, 2017
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About the author
Yusuke Kishi
61 books137 followersHe graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in Economics. After working for a life insurance company for several years, Kishi started his writing career as a freelancer. He has twice won the Japan Horror Novel Award, and boasts bestselling status in Japan with multiple works adapted to the screen. The Crimson Labyrinth marks his American debut.
Awards given to his works:
Japan Horror Novel Award 1997 (Black House), Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel 2005 (Glass Hammer), Japan SF Taisho Award 2008 (From the New World), Yamada Futaro Award 2010 (Lesson of the Evil), [Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!] Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year 2011 (Lesson of the Evil).
Awards given to his works:
Japan Horror Novel Award 1997 (Black House), Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel 2005 (Glass Hammer), Japan SF Taisho Award 2008 (From the New World), Yamada Futaro Award 2010 (Lesson of the Evil), [Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!] Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year 2011 (Lesson of the Evil).
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April 20, 2021
Pre-review: Locked room murder mysteries...let's see how this will go...
Slow Death: The first story about the conspiracy and murder mystery within a yakuza group, the second in command of the yakuza seemingly committed suicide with a gun but is it a real suicide, or was it a murderous plot?
The plot twist of this story is a good one, the murder mystery is well explained and believable, I like it! 4 stars.
Murder Through the Looking Glass: A murder mystery with ‘Alice’s Through the Looking Glass’ as its inspiration and main theme is really intriguing, but the explanation part of the murder mystery is…….I can only say it lost me in the middle, 2.3 stars only.
Murder of the Mysterious Clocks: the story is long winded, although at the beginning the locked room mystery about a wealthy novelist of crime novels who was found dead in her own study does look interesting enough the characters are interesting and the story is eventful, however it takes forever for the story to process and I got bored in the middle of it all. Too bad. 2 stars only.
Pet’s Claws: Another well written murder mystery in which the ‘locked room mystery’ took place in the middle of the ocean, the murder plot is well explained, the murderer’s motivation and the backstories among the victim, the murderer, and those around them etc are finely crafted. It’s a well developed and fast paced story. 4.5 stars.
Slow Death: The first story about the conspiracy and murder mystery within a yakuza group, the second in command of the yakuza seemingly committed suicide with a gun but is it a real suicide, or was it a murderous plot?
The plot twist of this story is a good one, the murder mystery is well explained and believable, I like it! 4 stars.
Murder Through the Looking Glass: A murder mystery with ‘Alice’s Through the Looking Glass’ as its inspiration and main theme is really intriguing, but the explanation part of the murder mystery is…….I can only say it lost me in the middle, 2.3 stars only.
Murder of the Mysterious Clocks: the story is long winded, although at the beginning the locked room mystery about a wealthy novelist of crime novels who was found dead in her own study does look interesting enough the characters are interesting and the story is eventful, however it takes forever for the story to process and I got bored in the middle of it all. Too bad. 2 stars only.
Pet’s Claws: Another well written murder mystery in which the ‘locked room mystery’ took place in the middle of the ocean, the murder plot is well explained, the murderer’s motivation and the backstories among the victim, the murderer, and those around them etc are finely crafted. It’s a well developed and fast paced story. 4.5 stars.
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