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Available August 25th 2020

Japanese noir fiction is a brand of its own and Seishi Yokomizo is its respected master as he proves in The Inugami Curse. Set against the gorgeous lakes and forests of Nasu, Japan, this is one hell of a murder mystery. When Sahei Inugami passes away, he leaves his vast inheritance to Tamayo and gives her three months to marry one of his three grandsons. As grief and murder follows the cursed Inugami clan, it is up to the affable and witty Detective Kindaichi to solve the crime. Along the way, we learn more about Sahei's storied past, the half he managed to keep out of national papers. What I enjoyed the most is the understated manner of writing. It is genteel, yet gruesome, yet impactful. Every single clue means something and as the story slowly unveils itself, you find yourself falling deeper into its spell.