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THE TWISTY AND INGENIOUS THIRD INSTALLEMENT IN THE BIZARRE HOUSE MYSTERIES The famed mystery writer Miyagaki Yotaro lives a life of seclusion in the remote Labyrinth House. When Yotaro invites four young crime authors to his home for a birthday party, they are honoured to accept. But no sooner have they arrived than they are confronted with a shocking death, then lured into a bizarre, deadly competition... As the twisted contest gathers pace, murder follows murder. The ingenious sleuth Shimada Kiyoshi investigates, but can he solve the mystery of the house before all those trapped in its labyrinth are dead? And can you guess the solution before he does?

About the Author :
Yukito Ayatsuji (born 1960) is a Japanese writer of mystery and horror novels and one of the founding members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan, dedicated to the writing of fair-play mysteries inspired by the Golden Age Greats. He started writing as a member of the Kyoto University Mystery Club, which has nurtured many of Japan's greatest crime writers. The Decagon House Murders and The Mill House Murders are also available from Pushkin Vertigo.

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A mystery within a mystery. Ingenious, witty, steeped in Golden Age vibes and rich in Japanese culture The third story in the Bizarre House Mysteries series, it's as convoluted and tricky as the others... A clever and enjoyable tale The plot is first-rate... This is a welcome example of an excellent development in the strong Japanese tradition of detective story writing A stunner of a plot, with an ending which I simply could not believe when it was first revealed... Rivals Soji Shimada's The Tokyo Zodiac Murders for sheer audacity and ingenuity For fans of twisty Japanese mysteries, golden age mystery tropes, crime writer characters, and remote settings A fascinating, deftly crafted, and simply riveting read from cover to cover. Of special interest for readers of psychological thrillers and puzzle solving 'whodunnit' murder mysteries Praise for Yukito Ayatsuji's mysteries From the first page you know you're in the hands of a master. The atmosphere, the setting, the characters... it is flawless. If you enjoyed Yukito Ayatsuji's ingenious The Decagon House Murders - and how could you not? - you will love this quasi-Christie locked-room mystery A psychological-mystical thriller built on tropes from cozier crime fiction. Agatha Christie-type stopwatch sequences and John Dickson Carr-style locked-room conundrums coexist with Poe-like Gothic sequences full of severed limbs and charred flesh... No one can accuse Mr. Ayatsuji of not sustaining the eerie mood of his strange story until its very last sentence The dénouement was fiendishly clever... An engaging, entertaining mystery with a puzzle fit for the most ardent of armchair detectives Just as clever and delightful as the locked room mystery that got Ayatsuji on our radar last year... [The characters have] their agendas, complex backstories, and shifting allegiances, and by the end of the novel, I fear many of them shall be dead... A first-rate mystery, whose tight plot and deliberate structure will keep readers guessing until the very end-and might even clue them into a wide new world of international mystery Another ingenious puzzle... John Dickson Carr would be proud to come up with as clever a locked room mystery as this... exceptional fun and superbly plotted This chilly, elegant tribute to the locked-room mysteries of the golden age of crime writing offers a challenge in clue spotting to readers who enjoy pitting their wits against an author's A great classic, Japanese locked room mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie!... I thought I had the mystery solved but lo and behold, the unraveling was completely unexpected and I loved it Highly ingenious A knowing tribute to classic crime, it features all manner of puzzles, including locked rooms, jigsaws and magic tricks Very clever indeed Fiendish foul play... taking its cues from Agatha Christie's locked-room classic And Then There Were None... Ayatsuji's skillful, furious pacing propels the narrative... This is a homage to Golden Age detective fiction, but it's also unabashed entertainment The Decagon House Murders is one of the most enjoyable classic crime novels I've ever read. An evocative island setting, a perfectly constructed puzzle, and an entirely satisfying solution. It'll keep you guessing until the very end. The setting of the house, with its many mazes and the allusions to Greek mythology, provides a fantastic atmosphere and adds to the intrigue... This is a fun and clever mystery that works well as a standalone, though three additional books exist in the series for those interested. Fans of locked room mysteries will enjoy this unique take [A] landmark 1987 puzzle mystery Behold, the perfect escapist drug! If I could crush this book into a powder and snort it, I would Ayatsuji's brilliant and richly atmospheric puzzle will appeal to fans of golden age whodunits... Every word counts, leading up to a jaw-dropping but logical reveal. Exceptional... The denouement is clever, entirely plausible and not far short of poetic... The Decagon House Murders is sharp and witty and very much in the spirit of the golden age mystery; superbly plotted and wickedly entertaining A terrific mystery, a classic... very much in the manner of Agatha Christie or John Dickson Carr A real page-turner... Highly recommended A captivating read, culminating in an ending as satisfying as it is shocking... The solution to the novel's puzzle unfolds in a way so ingenious and logical it can stand shoulder to shoulder with the very best mystery novels A clever postmodern locked room mystery [which] owes more than a small debt to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. But Ayatsuji does Christie one better... A multilayered fictional trap


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781805335283
  • Publisher: Pushkin Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Pushkin Vertigo
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1805335286
  • Publisher Date: 10 Oct 2024
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Series Title: The Bizarre House Mysteries


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