Review: The Devil's Flute Murders

The Devil's Flute Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another good locked room mystery, with the fall of nobility as the background.

I have to say, Kindaiichi always finds his culprit, but it always seems to take quite a few deaths before he does so.




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Review: The Mill House Murders

The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Entertaining and interesting. I didn't see the twist ending coming.



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Review: The Noh Mask Murder

The Noh Mask Murder by Akimitsu Takagi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This seemed a tad contrived, but in the end it more than made up for some artificial situations by being quite original and clever.


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Review: The Honjin Murders

The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Two locked-room murder mysteries from the 1930s in a row! Purely by coincidence (the other was "Murder of a Lady" by Antony Wynne). I enjoyed this one more. Less far-fetched, more inventive and also quite meta, especially for the time. I look forward to reading more by the author. 

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