Reading a murder mystery set in Japan and written by a Japanese author will be a first for many — though the late Seishi Yokomizo is known as the master of Japanese crime. This is the fourth of his ...

Known as a leading author in Japan during the Golden Age of detective fiction, the prolific writer Seishi Yokomizo sold more than 55 million copies of his books before he died in 1981. Seventy-seven ...

With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie’s, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers A Japanese village in 1937 is shocked by a gruesome murder – a ...

The Honjin Murders, the classic Japanese detective novel by Seishi Yokomizo, is the perfect read for this time of year. Short and compelling, it will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie looking for a ...

Seishi Yokomizo, one of Japan’s most famous and loved mystery writers gave a new dimension to contemporary Japanese literature by writing 77 honkaku novels, building the Japanese concept of murder ...

Seishi Yokomizo, trans. from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai. Pushkin Vertigo, $14.95 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-78227-503-9 A multiple murder case confounds brilliant private detective Kosuke ...

“Everything takes ten times as long in the countryside: what takes one year to forget in the city takes ten years in that village. The memories stick, they take root – year after year, people ...

The Honjin Murders. By Seishi Yokomizo. Translated by Louise Heal Kawai.Pushkin Vertigo; 192 pages; $14.95 and £8.99. SEISHI YOKOMIZO was one of Japan’s most popular and prolific mystery writers. His ...

Exploring the thriving tradition of classic Japanese whodunnits. Show more Exploring the thriving tradition of classic Japanese whodunnits. Thanks to my guests, On Nomoto, grandson of honkaku writer ...