Death on Gokumon Island (Pushkin Vertigo) (Detective Kindaichi Mysteries): Seishi Yokomizo

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People are claiming that at my instigation, Ukai-san lured Hana-chan here and that he and I killed her together. The l As I've noted before, my favorite is The Inugami Curse apa The Inugami Clan, but with another seventy-three left, who knows what little gems are yet to be uncovered in this series! At the same time, I bought a dvd of the 1977 film made from this novel, directed by Kon Ichikawa, which I watched after finishing Death on Gokumon Island.

In 2022 she translated the international bestseller The Cat Who Saved Books, and in 2023 Hideo Yokoyama's The North Light. The novel's real strength lies in its beautiful, lyrical, character-driven approach, with sketches and dialogues that propel the narrative You may also be interested in. In July 1934, while resting in the mountains of Nagano to recuperate from tuberculosis, he completed his first novel "Onibi" (『鬼火』), which was published in 1935, although parts were immediately censored by the authorities.Death on Gokumon Island can stand on its own feet without being compared with Christie's masterpiece, this coming from a huge fan of Christie. If you want to read this book, I will suggest starting with the first book Honjin Murders because you will appreciate the references made here.

You should make your readerly decisions based on your personal tolerance for unpleasant-to-you subject matter. From explanations of the shape of the island, the history of the inhabitants, the family that leads the islanders, their fishing industry and who is the powerful figure, the secrets, the nitty and gritty of the island.

Nhưng điều còn khiến mình bất ngờ hơn (hay là uất ức hơn), chính là nguyên do dẫn đến các vụ án mạng này. This sense of him being an outsider felt very applicable given the closed off nature of the community he was visiting. Mir gefiel die Inselatmospähre mit der eingeschworenen Gemeinschaft, etwas über die historischen Hintergründe zu erfahren und natürlich die ausführliche Beschreibung der Aufklärungsarbeit.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. However, the sick and twisted nature of the crimes is already making me squirm uncomfortably so what more can I get from it. This plot point feels like an indictment of the power bestowed upon religious leaders within small communities and the ease with which they can exploit that blind trust.

Autor Seishi Yokomizo lebte bis 1982 und schrieb 77 Bände mit dem ermittelnden Detektiv Kosuke Kindaichi. Set in Japan just after the Second World War, Death on Gokumon Island, opens (as did The Village of Eight Graves which I read last year) with a prologue introducing its setting (not sure if this is a device common to all of Yokomizo’s books). Things become complicated when Kindaichi himself falls under suspicion due to the islanders’ distrust of outsiders. I have read a lot of Western classic crime fiction which explores the short term and longer-term consequences of WW2, such as Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced and Elizabeth Ferrars’ Hunt the Tortoise, but I hitherto had not read any from a country within the Axis powers.

First published in Japan in 1948 it is set in 1946, nine years after the events of the first novel, the Honjin Murders. A testament to the power of the simple murder mystery and its enduring appeal --Spectator --This text refers to the paperback edition. As Kindaichi tries to get to know the village and make sense of its social structure, the first murder occurs—and in a rather gruesome manner. The plot twist is quite unexpected for me and I do think they are brilliant but I was left wanting more or perhaps a grand reveal.

I am going to open by saying that this is a biased review that doesn't take the book on its own terms.