audio cd
Published Feb. 15, 2022 by Bolinda Audio.
This is the second Kosuke Kindaichi novel I have read and it does quite a good job of being a mystery, a thriller and even a horror novel.
It is a very entertaining tale, but I enjoyed more the Honshin Murders, most likely because I was in a better state physically (I do need holidays).
If you liked Kosuke Kindaichi's first two cases, you will love this third one for sure!
In this installment, we don't follow detective Kindaichi, but rather 27 year old Tatsuya who returns to his village to claim his heritage, when a series of mysterious murders happens.
As always, the unique characters and mysterious storylines kept me reading on for hours. The twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat more than most movies. So many suspicious individuals and yet you never seem to guess the real culprit.
Easily the best Kindaichi case so far in my opinion!
I genuinely enjoy Yokomizo's novels. Even in translation, they are well done and engaging. It's hard to not applaud that.
The thing I liked about this one, even with the detective of Kindaichi Kosuke being part of it, is that it was less from his perspective (or involved him less) while still making it clear that he was an important part of the story. He was solving the many crimes alongside the protagonist, who wasn't entirely setting out to solve the crime (as he recounts).
I also really liked that this is written in such a way that it's like a mystery memoir from the perspective of one of the suspects. Being from his perspective, it creates a lot of chaos about who you trust and who you don't. This makes it a bit more interesting because you're trying to empathise with him while also scrutinising him and what he …
I genuinely enjoy Yokomizo's novels. Even in translation, they are well done and engaging. It's hard to not applaud that.
The thing I liked about this one, even with the detective of Kindaichi Kosuke being part of it, is that it was less from his perspective (or involved him less) while still making it clear that he was an important part of the story. He was solving the many crimes alongside the protagonist, who wasn't entirely setting out to solve the crime (as he recounts).
I also really liked that this is written in such a way that it's like a mystery memoir from the perspective of one of the suspects. Being from his perspective, it creates a lot of chaos about who you trust and who you don't. This makes it a bit more interesting because you're trying to empathise with him while also scrutinising him and what he sees or how he understood something. I really like that because it's a great way to kind of hide the solution, and it's so simple once you start unravelling who really committed the murders.
