
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
The Japanese cult classic mystery.
'Ayatsuji's brilliant and richly atmospheric puzzle will appeal to fans of golden age whodunits... Every word counts, leading up to a jaw-dropping but logical reveal' Publishers Weekly
The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even say it's haunted. One thing's for sure: it's the perfect destination for the K-University Mystery Club's annual trip.
But when the first club member turns up dead, the remaining amateur sleuths realise they will need all of their murder-mystery expertise to get off the island alive.
As the party are picked off one by one, the survivors grow desperate and paranoid, turning on each other. Will anyone be able to untangle the murderer's fiendish plan before it's too late?
REVIEWS
"His celebration of traditional whodunits plays with the mystery genre in a wonderfully self-referential way . . . With each new murder, the remaining members of the group must use their knowledge of the genre to find the killer and try to stay alive." - Esquire, "The 50 Best Mysteries of All Time"
"A terrific mystery, a classic of misdirection very much in the manner of Agatha Christie or John Dickson Carr." - Washington Post
"Behold, the perfect escapist drug! If I could crush this book into a powder and snort it, I would. - Vulture
PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Pushkin Vertigo
ISBN: 978-1782276340
Pages: 288