The Man Who Died Seven Times, Yasuhiko Nishizawa
The Man Who Died Seven Times, Yasuhiko Nishizawa
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The Man Who Died Seven Times

Author: Yasuhiko Nishizawa, Jesse Kirkwood

Narrator: Kaipo Schwab

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/19/2025


Synopsis

A subversively cozy Japanese crime novel with an ingenious Groundhog Day twist: a teenager’s time-loop race to solve—and possibly prevent—his grandfather’s murder!

Contemporary Japanese legend Yasuhiko Nishizawa makes his English-language debut with this slick, funny murder mystery that adds a sci-fi twist to an age-old setup: a murder in a wealthy family with an inheritance at stake.

Hisataro, a young member of the wealthy Fuchigami family, has a mysterious ability. Every now and then, against his will, he falls into a time-loop in which he is obliged to re-live the same day a total of 9 times. Little does he know how useful this ability will be, until one day, his grandfather mysteriously dies...

As he returns to the day of the murder time and again, Hisataro begins to unravel its secrets. With a sizeable inheritance up for grabs, motives abound, and everyone is a suspect. Can Hisataro solve the mystery of his grandfather’s death before his powers run out?

Written in a witty, lighthearted voice, this clever and playful book will appeal to fans of both traditional murder mysteries as well as readers of cozy mysteries. It's a delightful treat for fans of the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie, the gentle humor of Richard Osman, and the audacious inventiveness of Stuart Turton.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on July 27, 2025

What fun but bonkers locked room crime thriller from Japan. This book has been translated into English for the first time for us all to enjoy. This family is nuts! i guess money will do that to you. But no grandad is ready to step down and name his heir, and the whole family wants in. And it is not......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on June 18, 2025

A time loop story for fans of Japanese puzzle mysteries. This one takes some time to get going, you have to be ready for a lot of up front info dumping. But the device of the time loop itself is different than usual and Nishizawa is doing some fun things with it. (Including a clever twist that I tot......more

Goodreads review by Rachael on August 28, 2025

The incest was weird lmao......more

Goodreads review by Quill&Queer on September 08, 2025

I get it, I wouldn't want to spend all day drinking sake with my grandfather either. The ending made little sense to me, there was a chapter thrown in where I felt the person Hisataro was talking to was very blatantly lying to him was lying to cover up something, but went no further.......more

Goodreads review by Rae on August 24, 2025

Read as an ARC on behalf of Station Books. I am a huge, huge fan of the genre-hybrid murder mystery. Stuart Turton practically has a restraining order against me. (Just kidding, but I AM his biggest fan). I'm also very fond of Japanese literature and time loops in general. Did someone design this bo......more