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The Village of Eight Graves
(1950)(A book in the Detective Kosuke Kindaichi series)
A novel by Seishi Yokomizo
'With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie's, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers' Guardian
The third title in Japan's most popular murder mystery series -- following The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse -- fiendish classics featuring investigator Kosuke Kindaichi
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.
Genre: Mystery
The third title in Japan's most popular murder mystery series -- following The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse -- fiendish classics featuring investigator Kosuke Kindaichi
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.
Genre: Mystery
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