Seishi Yokomizo Little Sparrow Murders Paperback Book

With a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie, solver of impossible crimes Kosuke Kindaichi returns for another murder mystery (The New York Times)As several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses echoing the lyrics of a childrens song, the quirky, endearing Japanese detective must string together the clues to solve this fiendish puzzleThe scruffy detective Kosuke Kindaichi returns to solve another satisfying standalone murder mystery. An old friend of Kindaichis invites the detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe, the site of a 20yearold unsolved murder case. But no sooner has Kindaichi in the village than a new series of murders strikes several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses, and it soon becomes clear that the victims are being killed using methods that eerily echo the lyrics of an old local childrens song...As the legendary sleuth investigates, he soon realises that he must unravel the dark and tangled history of the village, as well as that of its feuding families, to get to the truth. The Little Sparrow Murders is the sixth classic Detective Kindaichi mystery to be published by Pushkin Vertigo. Kosuke Kindaichi is Japans bestloved and most famous fictional sleuth, and Seishi Yokomizo one of the countrys greatest crime writers. His whodunnits have sold an astonishing 55 million copies in his home country. Yokomizo is perhaps the most popular and feted crime writer in his countrys history. His richly atmospheric... | Seishi Yokomizo Little Sparrow Murders Paperback Book