An ingenious and highly atmospheric classic whodunit from Japan's master of crime.

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...

PRAISE FOR SEISHI YOKOMIZO

'The diabolically twisted plotted is top-notch' New York Times

Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compelling' Economist

'Plenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solution' Guardian, Best New Crime Novels

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• Publication Date: June 29, 2023
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• Print Length: 355 Pages
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