Seishi Yokomizo

"A finales del período Sengoku, uno de los más sangrientos de la historia de Japón, un grupo de samuráis se refugia en un pueblo entre montañas huyendo de sus enemigos. Llevan consigo tres mil monedas de oro, una verdadera fortuna que despierta la codicia de los lugareños. Cegados por la avaricia, los aldeanos asesinan a los samurais, que en su ultimo aliento maldicen la estirpe de sus verdugos. Casi cuatro siglos despues, Yozo Tajimi, descendiente del instigador de aquella matanza, enloquece y asesina a treinta y dos personas antes de desaparecer sin dejar rastro. Han pasado veinte años y la historia parece repetirse..."

Una de las mejores novelas de misterio del siglo XX. Un clásico indiscutible. El debut en la ficción de Kosuke Kindaichi, el detective favorito de los japoneses. Una pareja de recién casados se ret

En el Japón de mediados de los años cuarenta, Sahei Inugami, poderoso jefe del grupo Inugami, muere en su mansión a la venerable edad de 81 años. En su juventud, Sahei fue rescatado de la pobreza y de una muerte segura por un sacerdote shinto. Sin embargo, tras la muerte de Sahei, su deuda de gratitud con el sacerdote desata una maldicion que provoca una serie de espantosos y extraños asesinatos, mientras los miembros de la familia Inugami se enzarzan en una desesperada lucha por su fortuna.Al descubrir los terribles secretos, las relaciones prohibidas, la monstruosa crueldad y las identidades secretas del clan Inugami, Kindaichi desentraña la compleja red de relaciones y pasiones humanas que se esconden tras los asesinatos.Seishi Yokomizo, el escritor de novelas de misterio mas famoso de Japon, se consagro con El clan Inugami, donde aparece el popular Kosuke Kindaichi, el protagonista de la mayoria de sus libros. Este detective de caracter desordenado y habitos excentricos esconde unas poderosas dotes de deduccion.

En el Japón de mediados de los años cuarenta, Sahei Inugami, poderoso jefe del grupo Inugami, muere en su mansión a la venerable edad de 81 años. En su juventud, Sahei fue rescatado de la pobreza y de una muerte segura por un sacerdote shinto. Sin embargo, tras la muerte de Sahei, su deuda de gratitud con el sacerdote desata una maldicion que provoca una serie de espantosos y extraños asesinatos, mientras los miembros de la familia Inugami se enzarzan en una desesperada lucha por su fortuna. Al descubrir los terribles secretos, las relaciones prohibidas, la monstruosa crueldad y las identidades secretas del clan Inugami, Kindaichi desentraña la compleja red de relaciones y pasiones humanas que se esconden tras los asesinatos. Seishi Yokomizo, el escritor de novelas de misterio mas famoso de Japon, se consagro con El clan Inugami, donde aparece el popular Kosuke Kindaichi, el protagonista de la mayoria de sus libros. Este detective de caracter desordenado y habitos excentricos esconde unas poderosas dotes de deduccion.

An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichis invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe in order to look into a twenty-year-old murder case. But no sooner has Kindaichi arrived than a new series of murders strikes the village - several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses, and it soon becomes clear that the victims are being killed using methods that match the lyrics of an old local childrens song...The legendary sleuth investigates, but soon realises that he must unravel the dark and tangled history of the village, as well as that of its rival families, to get to the truth.

An ingenious and highly atmospheric classic whodunit from Japans 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 YOKOMIZOThe diabolically twisted plotted is top-notchNew York TimesReaders will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compellingEconomistPlenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solutionGuardian, Best New Crime Novels

Japans greatest classic murder mystery, translated into English for the first timeIn the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour - it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions about the Ichiyanagis around the village.Then, on the night of the wedding, the Ichiyanagi family are woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie music - death has come to Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword, thrust into the pristine snow outside the house. The murder seems impossible, but amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi is determined to get to the bottom of it.Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japans most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to 77 books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. The Honjin Murders is the first Kosuke Kindaichi story, and regarded as one of Japans great mystery novels. It won the first Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1948 but has never been translated into English, until now.

With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christies, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers GuardianThe third title in Japans most popular murder mystery series -- following The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse -- fiendish classics featuring investigator Kosuke KindaichiNestled 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.

A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japans greatest crime writersIn 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details revealed than a series of bizarre, gruesome murders begins. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clans terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and hidden identities to find the murderer, and lift the curse wreaking its bloody revenge on the Inugamis.The Inugami Curse is a fiendish, intricately plotted classic mystery from a giant of Japanese crime writing, starring the legendary detective Kosuke Kindaichi.Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japans most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to 77 books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. The Inugami Curse is one of Kindaichis most famous mysteries and has twicce been adapted for film in Japan.

En el Japón de mediados de los años cuarenta, Sahei Inugami, poderoso jefe del grupo Inugami, muere en su mansión a la venerable edad de 81 años. En su juventud, Sahei fue rescatado de la pobreza y de una muerte segura por un sacerdote shinto. Sin embargo, tras la muerte de Sahei, su deuda de gratitud con el sacerdote desata una maldicion que provoca una serie de espantosos y extraños asesinatos, mientras los miembros de la familia Inugami se enzarzan en una desesperada lucha por su fortuna.Al descubrir los terribles secretos, las relaciones prohibidas, la monstruosa crueldad y las identidades secretas del clan Inugami, Kindaichi desentraña la compleja red de relaciones y pasiones humanas que se esconden tras los asesinatos.

Yachiyo Furugami, plagued by episodes of sleepwalking, receives a series of cryptic letters culminating in an ominous warning: Walk not at night. Then a body is discovered on the grand Furugami estate, decapitated with a centuries-old samurai sword. The police are baffled, so the famous sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi is called upon to solve the mystery, but before he can do so, the killer strikes again. Can Kindaichi get to the truth before the Furugami family is destroyed by its own secrets?

A classic Japanese mystery, from the author of The Honjin MurdersThe Japanese Agatha Christie Sara Cox, Between the CoversTokyo, 1947.The Pink Labyrinth is one of the bomb-scarred citys most shady neighbourhoods. There, in the dead of night a patrolling policeman catches a young Buddhist monk digging in the back yard of The Black Cat Cafe, a notorious brothel. In the shallow grave at his feet lie the dead body of a woman, her face disfigured beyond recognition, and the corpse of a black cat.Who is the murdered woman, and how was she connected to the infamous establishment? And where did the dead cat come from, given that the cafes feline mascot seems to be alive and well? The brilliant sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi investigates, but as he draws closer to the truth, he finds himself in grave danger...PRAISE FOR SEISHI YOKOMIZOThe diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch - New York TimesReaders will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compelling - EconomistWith a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christies, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers - GuardianThis is Golden Age crime at its best, complete with red herrings, blind alleys and twists and turns galore... A testament to the power of the simple murder mystery and its enduring appeal - SpectatorPlenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solution - Guardian, Best New Crime NovelsTruly ingeniousGuardianThe king of the locked-room mysteryCrimeReadsThe Japanese Agatha Christie Sara Cox, Between the CoversFiendishly complex and wonderfully atmospheric S.J. Bennett, author of Murder Most Royal

Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the sixteenth century eight samurai, 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.

“La sangre de muchos hombres se derramará ante ella. Es la Abeja Reina. Su destino es causar la muerte a aquellos que se le acerquen”. La tranquila vida de los habitantes de la isla de Gekkin da un v

El vizconde Tsubaki, sospechoso de un envenenamiento con cianuro que conmocionó a Japón (el caso Tengin-do), se suicida tras dejarle a su hija una carta de despedida que comienza así: "Perdóname. No puedo seguir soportando esta verguenza y deshonra. Si el secreto que me llevo a la tumba se hiciera publico, la reputacion y el prestigio de nuestro clan caerian hasta los infiernos".&;A partir de ese momento, comienzan a sucederse los crimenes en el entorno de la familia. Cada vez que alguien es asesinado, suena de fondo El diablo toca la flauta, una melodia compuesta por el propio vizconde.

Japón, 1946. El país acaba de perder la guerra y todavía no ha empezado a recuperarse. En los lugares más recónditos el progreso apenas ha llegado y las gentes siguen ancladas en las costumbres y tradiciones de sus antepasados.Los hombres que vuelven del frente se encuentran con la dificil tarea de retomar sus vidas con el recuerdo imperecedero de los compañeros que no han podido regresar.Te pido que vayas a la isla de Gokumon en mi lugar Si no, mataran a mis hermanas. Estas son las ultimas palabras que Chimata dirige a su amigo y camarada de guerra, Kindaichi Kosuke, antes de fallecer.Movido por la obligacion moral, este viajara hasta Gokumon-to, literalmente, la Isla de las Puertas del Infierno, un pequeño islote poblado por descendientes de piratas, situado en medio del mar Interior de Seto. Alli se encontrara con una comunidad cerrada y recelosa del forastero, en la que se estan produciendo una serie de horribles asesinatos planeados a sangre fria, que escapan a la razon.Comienza asi un soberbio thriller protagonizado por uno de los mas queridos y recordados detectives de Japon, un heroe que bajo su excentrica apariencia, oculta unas prodigiosas dotes deductivas de las que tendra que hacer uso para encajar las piezas de un puzzle en el que se entremezclan secretos del pasado, luchas por el poder y ha...