The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada

'The solution is one of the most original that I've ever read' Anthony Horowitz

'This book is an unmissable triumph' Tom Mead, Publishers Weekly

'It's a budding Sherlock's dream' Crime Scene

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An eccentric artist is found brutally murdered in a room locked from the inside. His diaries reveal dabblings in alchemy and astrology, and a macabre plan to kill and dismember seven women in an occult ritual. Then, shortly after his death, the artist's bloody project is carried out, as if from beyond the grave...

Decades later, astrologer and amateur detective Kiyoshi Mitarai sets out to solve these notorious crimes. His investigation leads him across the country towards a dark, shocking truth. But can you unravel the mystery of the Tokyo Zodiac Murders before he does?

'Ignites the mind' - Huffington Post

'Shimadas novel is a classic of the popular Japanese honkaku or "authentic" subgenre of crime fiction, which prioritises tight plots and carefully scattered clues' - The National

'If you like your crime stories to be bloody and bizarre, then this one may be for youThe winner of several major awards... the solution is one of the most original that Ive ever read' - Anthony Horowitz

'An intricate, compelling, violent, and exciting [read]. Full of hints, its a budding Sherlocks dream; Shimada encourages the reader to be as much of a detective as his protagonist.' - Crime Scene

'A wonderful example of excellent plotting and characterization, with a brilliant sense of the mysterious and the bizarre' - At the Scene of the Crime

Born in 1948 in Hiroshima prefecture, Soji Shimada has been dubbed the 'God of Mystery' by international audiences. A novelist, essayist and short-story writer, he made his literary debut in 1981 with The Tokyo Zodiac Murders, which was shortlisted for the Edogawa Rampo Prize. Blending classical detective fiction with grisly violence and elements of the occult, he has gone on to publish several highly acclaimed series of mystery fiction, including the casebooks of Kiyoshi Mitarai and Takeshi Yoshiki. He is the author of 100+ works in total. In 2009 Shimada received the prestigious Japan Mystery Literature Award in recognition of his life's work.

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ISBN 13	9781805335153
ISBN 10	1805335154
Title	The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
Author	Soji Shimada
Series	Pushkin Vertigo Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pushkin Press
Year published	2024-10-10
Number of pages	320
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