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The Noh Mask Murder
The Noh Mask Murder | Akimitsu Takagi
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A gruesome Japanese murder mystery from the author of The Tattoo Murder __________ *** Praise for The Tattoo Murder *** 'Like voyeurs, we follow Takagi down the charred streets of bombed-out Tokyo to scenes of fastidiously executed decadence' New York Times 'This lurid mystery provides a fascinating portrait of wartorn Tokyo' The Times Crime Club, Pick of the Week 'An engaging journey into a Tokyo ravaged by war and its criminal underworld... Crackles with the energy that made Takagi one of Japan's most popular crime authors' Financial Times __________ Strange things are happening in the Chizurui mansion... At night, a figure clad in a Hannya mask is spotted wandering around the house. The amateur crime fiction writer, Akimitsu Takagi, is sent to investigate, but then tragedy strikes. The head of the Chizurui family is found dead inside his study, locked from the inside, with only a Hannya mask and the scent of jasmine as clues to his mysterious death. As Takagi delves deeper into the case, can he discover the link between the family and the curse of the Hannya mask? Who was the person who called the undertaker and asked for three coffins? And how many buried secrets lie behind the inexplicable murder? The Noh Mask Murder is a gripping masterpiece of a locked-room mystery written by one of Japan's most celebrated crime writers.
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The Noh Mask Murder | Akimitsu Takagi
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This 1949 Japanese classic locked room mystery is finally translated into English! If you love Agatha Christie - you‘ll appreciate the twist at the end. It‘s short, a little traditional in parts, but overall a fun quick read.

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Yuki_Onna
The Noh Mask Murder | Akimitsu Takagi
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1. If I drink something with alcohol while reading, it's in company of other people or with my boo. Gin Tonic or Espresso Martini then, mostly. Or something with Baileys...😋
2. Tagged.

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TheSpineView 🥂🍷📖 Thanks for playing 3mo
kspenmoll Yum Baileys! 3mo
Yuki_Onna @kspenmoll Right? 😋😊 3mo
RaeLovesToRead Thanks for the tag! 🥰 3mo
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Yuki_Onna
The Noh Mask Murder | Akimitsu Takagi
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An old seaside mansion. Dark gothic atmosphere. An exotic setting. Sinister locked-room mystery. Depraved and broken characters. A public prosecutor in search of the truth. Unreliable narrators.
Japan, unsettled nation during the aftermath of WWII. Multiple elaborate murders. Elegant, refined prose. An outstanding translation.
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Yuki_Onna Continued:
Eerieness creeps through the pages like the seaside mist underlying the story.
Historical murder mystery, social commentary, character study, domestic thriller, gothic literature.
Maybe the perfect book for the perfect time exists. The Noh Mask Murder has it all.
5/5⭐
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Yuki_Onna Thank you, NetGalley and Pushkin Press, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! All viewpoints are entirely my own.
#Netgalley #PushkinPress #TheNohMaskMurder #Japan #classics #mystery #lockedroommystery #gothic #WWII #seaside #murder
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Yuki_Onna Perrserker - set during a war (flashbacks) #Gottacatchemall @PuddleJumper

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Read partly during #MarvellousMarch #readathon @Andrew65 , in which I'm participating. Keeping it simple again and just attempting to read as much as possible 😊
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 7mo
PuddleJumper 🙌 🙌 7mo
TheSpineView Awesome! 7mo
Bookwormjillk Nice! 7mo
StaceGhost This sounds like such a perfect beach read— at least it does for creepy ol‘ me lol (edited) 7mo
Yuki_Onna @StaceGhost - Well, there's gotta be beach reads for us weird emotional souls, too, right? 😎 It's the perfect beach read for foggy early autumn beach visits 🤔😁 7mo
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