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Seishi Yokomizo: Death on Gokumon Island (Paperback, 2022, Pushkin Vertigo) 4 stars

Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news – the son of …

Review of 'Gokumon Island' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

I thought this one was OK, but not terribly exciting. It’s an easy read with some interesting insights into post-war Japanese culture, but the characters aren’t particularly well drawn or realistic and I never felt invested in them. In particular, the Kito sisters are shallow stereotypes who are only there to drive the plot forwards. There are lots of info-dumps as characters tell the detective what has gone on which get a bit boring. The summing up takes about 20 pages. I’m not itching to read the other books in the series.