The Mill House Murders, Yukito Ayatsuji
The Mill House Murders, Yukito Ayatsuji
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The Mill House Murders

Author: Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong

Narrator: David Shih

Unabridged: 7 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/02/2023


Synopsis

A hugely enjoyable classic Japanese mystery with an ingenious conclusion from the author of The Decagon House Murders, translated into English for the first time

Don't miss this beautifully constructed, highly entertaining and atmospheric murder mystery—its propulsive plot makes for a compelling listen.

As they do every year, a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote, castle-like Water Mill House, home to the reclusive Fujinuma Kiichi, son of a famous artist, who has lived his life behind a rubber mask ever since a disfiguring car accident.

This year, however, the visit is disrupted by an impossible disappearance, the theft of a painting, and a series of baffling murders.

The brilliant Kiyoshi Shimada arrives to investigate. But will he get to the truth, and will you too be able to solve the mystery of the Mill House Murders?

About Yukito Ayatsuji

Yukito Ayatsuji is a Japanese writer of mystery and horror novels. He is one of the founders of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan, dedicated to the writing of fair play mysteries inspired by the Golden Age greats. In 1992 he won the Mystery Writers of Japan award for his novel The Clock Mansion Murders. The Decagon House Murders was Ayatsuji's debut novel and is the first of his works to be translated into English.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vikas

The term Honkaku originated in 1925 with Japanese crime author Saburo Koga defining this sub-genre of mystery fiction as a detective story that values the entertainment derived from pure logical reasoning. Also known as ‘orthodox’ mysteries, Japanese Honkaku novels are inspired by, and seek to imita......more

Goodreads review by nastya

a murder mystery is supposed to be fun, gripping, and plausible. “the mill house murders” never grips the audience and is full of underdeveloped characters that are all essentially the same. there are so many sentence fragments and areas in the dialogue where someone trails off while speaking that i......more