The Honjin Murders

One of Japan’s greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translated into English for the first time. In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of a grand family.

Then, on the night of the wedding, the family are woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie music. Death has come to Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword, thrust into the pristine snow outside the house. The murder seems impossible. Amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi is determined to get to the bottom of it.