I really enjoyed reading this first case of detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Set in 1937 Japan, it gives us unusual and interesting insights in a different time and culture - the disadvantage being that, at least in the translation I read, some cultural aspects remain unexplained, but that's of course not the author's fault.

Kindaichi is a funny, Holmes-esque detective, which makes reading about his ways to the solution of the case fun and compelling. The case itself is cleverly constructed and definitely left me surprised and amused.