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Death on Gokumon Island
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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A fiendish, classic locked room murder mystery, from one of Japan's greatest crime writers, thats perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware An exceptional whodunit... The brilliant and intricate plot will keep readers turning the pages. --Publishers Weekly, starred review Seishi Yokomizo took a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie in creating Kosuke Kindaichi, solver of impossible crimes... Kosukes arrival [on Gokumon Island] coincides with a string of bizarre and gruesome murders. As deaths mount, the quirky, endearing detective strings together the clues to solve this fiendish puzzle. -- Sarah Weinman, New York Times Detective Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic newshis friend and fellow soldier, the son of one of the island's most important families has died, on a troop transport ship bringing him back home after the Second World War. But Kindaichi has not come merely as a messenger--with his last words, the dying man warned that his three step-sisters' lives would now be in danger. The scruffy detective is determined to get to the bottom of this mysterious prophesy, and to protect the three women if he can. As Kindaichi attempts to unravel the island's secrets, a series of gruesome murders begins. He investigates, but soon finds himself in mortal danger from both the unknown killer and the clannish locals, who resent this outsider meddling in their affairs. Loosely inspired by Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, the sensational second outing of Japans most famous detective is perhaps the most highly regarded of all the great Seishi Yokomizo's classic Japanese mysteries.
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TracyReadsBooks
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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While not my favorite of the Kosuke Kindaichi mysteries I‘ve read, there is still a lot to like about this one. Fulfilling the last request of a dying friend, Kosuke travels to Gokumon island in a, he soon discovers, futile attempt to prevent a series of murders. Discovering the reason behind the macabre murders, as well as the perpetrator behind them, will take all of Kosuke‘s ingenuity. Atmospheric and more entertaining than not.

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TracyReadsBooks
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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#Two4Tuesday

1. Yep, two big bags from Costco. We close our street so kids have a safe place to trick or treat—lots of fun and if the weather is good, lots of kids.

2. Secrets, murder, Japan

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Leniverse
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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Sequel to The Honjin Murders. This one is loosely based on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Renowned detective Kosuke is tasked by his dying comrade to go to Gokumon. We get an island with an insular way of life, creatively staged murders, many suspects, several people who clearly know more than they are telling, and haiku.

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lisakoby
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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Counting the minutes until I start my vacation. Can‘t wait to start this mystery. It‘s using the same premise as And Then There Were None.

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rabbitprincess
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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This book took 80 pages to get to the murder, and the reveal felt implausible. I did like that Kindaichi and Inspector Isokawa got to solve a case together again though.