The Devil's Flute Murders

Another fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan's greatest crime writers - the author of The Honjin Murders

'The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch' New York Times

'Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compelling' Economist

'With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie's, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers' Guardian

Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family is in mourning. The old viscount Tsubaki, a brooding, troubled composer, has been found dead.

When the family gather for a divination to conjure the spirit of their departed patriarch, death visits the house once more, and the brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi is called in to investigate. But before he can get to the truth Kindaichi must uncover all the Tsubakis' most disturbing secrets, while the gruesome murders continue...

The Devil's Flute Murders is an ingenious and highly atmospheric classic whodunit from Japan's master of crime.