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Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family is in mourning.

The old viscount Tsubaki – a brooding, troubled composer – has been found dead.

When the family gather for a divination to conjure the spirit of their departed patriarch, death visits the house once more, and the brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi is called in to investigate.

But before he can get to the truth, Kindaichi must uncover the Tsubakis' most disturbing secrets, while the gruesome murders continue ...

©1973 Seishi Yokomizo (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing Crime Fiction Mystery Murder International Mystery & Crime World Literature Cozy

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'Yokomizo at his absolute best … From the ominous opening through the brilliant final reveal, [he] ably blends suspense and fair-play detection … A classic of the genre.' (Publishers Weekly)

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I really like this series. I can see why it's so famous in Japan. I look forward to listening to all of them as they are translated for a new audience to appreciate.

Another Japanese Detective Classic

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The story left me shocked at various points, engrossing and well written. narration is great too!

fantastic

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Scruffy Kindaichi is a great character. Japan's dark post-war period is a fascinating setting. Japan lost what it was and had a completely uncertain future. The narrator does a great job bringing the voices of the many characters to life. I already have the next book of this series in my listening queue.

Fine Reading of a Fine Mystery

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So refreshing to have a detailed, fictional,interesting story. No agenda pushing that seems requisite for American publishers these days on their books as products on what they think is edgy, a hot topic, etc. I liked the cultural references and will read more.

Writing, enjoyable overall

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if you are not a fan of incest and can't be bias on the culture of this please don't even begin it. I couldn't understand the names in the book so I figured I'd do the audio book and follow along, I'm glad I did. if not I never would have finished this long winded boring nasty book. No true explicit scenes but just cannot get down with brothers and sister and aunts just hooking up and having babies and people saying it's not uncommon. the devil plays his flute indeed.

how boring and nasty some cultures are

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