The Devil's Flute Murders - Detective Kindaichi Mysteries

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Publisher's Synopsis

"Yokomizo at his absolute best... From the ominous opening through the brilliant final reveal, [he] ably blends suspense and fair-play detection... A classic of the genre."  -Publishers Weekly, starred review

An ingenious classic locked-room murder mystery about the feuding family of a composer that's perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Anthony Horowitz

This standalone novel features the scruffy sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi-the most famous Japanese detective-created by one of Japan's greatest crime writers: Seishi Yokomizo, the "Japanese Agatha Christie"


Locked room mysteries are hot again, and this classic from the golden age of crime presents a mind-bending Japanese mystery from the great Seishi Yokomizo, whose fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi is a pop culture phenomenon akin to Sherlock Holmes.

This time the beloved scruffy sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi investigates a series of gruesome murders within the feuding family of a brooding, troubled composer, whose most famous work chills the blood of all who hear it.

Readers will be totally engrossed by one of Yokomizo's most clever guessing games, in which everyone has something to hide…

Book information

ISBN: 9781782278849
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Imprint: Pushkin Vertigo
Pub date:
Edition: Paperback original
DEWEY: 895.635
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 306g
Height: 129mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 28mm