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Seishi Yokomizo

Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japan’s most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to 77 books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan.

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Title:

The Little Sparrow Murders

Written by:

Seishi Yokomizo 

Read by:

Akira Matsumoto 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

0 

Duration:

9 hours 34 minutes 

Published:

July 28 2024 

Available Date:

July 28 2024 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9781038674609 

Genres:

Fiction; Crime & Thriller; Detective; Mystery 

Publisher:

Bolinda audio 

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As several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses echoing the lyrics of a children’s song, the quirky, endearing detective must string together the clues to solve this fiendish puzzle.

It was late July, in 1955, when Kosuke Kindaichi, accompanied by a letter of introduction from Inspector Isokawa, took a rickshaw over the Sennin Pass – astonishingly, this mode of transport was still in use in those parts – and set foot for the very first time in the village of Onikobe. Of course, never in his wildest dreams would he have known about the temari song. The scruffy detective Kosuke Kindaichi returns to solve another fiendish murder mystery. An old friend of Kindaichi’s invites the detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe, the site of a 20-year-old unsolved murder case. But no sooner has Kindaichi in the village than a new series of murders strikes – several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses, and it soon becomes clear that the victims are being killed using methods that eerily echo the lyrics of an old local children’s song … As the legendary sleuth investigates, he soon realises that he must unravel the dark and tangled history of the village, as well as that of its feuding families, to get to the truth.

'Seishi Yokomizo took a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie in creating Kosuke Kindaichi, solver of impossible crimes ...'
The New York Times

'The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch.' (on The Inugami Curse)
The New York Times

'Short and compelling, it will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie looking for a new case to break.' (on The Honjin Murders)
Irish Times