Book review: 『四万人の目撃し』by Yorichika Arima

By: Inhae
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This detective novel won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, but I found it underwhelming and not satisfactory.

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Book review: 『顔』by Seicho Matsumoto

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This is a collection of five short stories by Seicho Matsumoto. They were easy to read and entertaining, I highly recommend this book for mystery lovers.

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Book review: 『不連続殺人事件』by Ango Sakaguchi

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This is the only detective novel written by Ango Sakaguchi: a complex whodunnit where the reader has all the elements in hand to find the solution.

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Book Review: 『本陣殺人事件』by Seishi Yokomizo

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First winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1948), this novel is a classic locked-room mystery and the first case of young detective Kosuke Kindaichi.

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