Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japan's most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to 77 books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. The Honjin Murders, The Inugami Curse,The Village of Eight Graves and Death on Gokumon Island are also available from Pushkin Vertigo.Jim RIon is an American translator and writer living in the beautiful western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi with his wife, son, and cats of unusual size.
'Praise for Seishi Yokomizo's classic mysteries:' - .
'The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch' - New York
Times
'Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious
alibis... Ingenious and compelling' - Economist
'With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie's, the master
of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone
readers' - Guardian
'This is Golden Age crime at its best, complete with red herrings,
blind alleys and twists and turns galore... A testament to the
power of the simple murder mystery and its enduring appeal' -
Spectator
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