loppear reviewed The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo (Kindaichi Kosuke)
In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the …
more my speed than noir, nostalgic
3 stars
A very Holmes-ian mystery to me, set in rural Japan with a declining aristocratic family, the retelling pieced together tidily from a number of accounts and viewpoints.