Though my singular frustration with detective fiction is that it always involves the cops (ACAB), I find it hard not to be charmed by detectives both because they are often quite fun characters and also they highlight the pointlessness of the very institution the genre often supports.
Charming Detectives Public
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The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo
4 stars
In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the …
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The Village of Eight Graves by Seishi Yokomizo
5 stars
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the …
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The Honjin Murders by Louise Heal Kawai, Seishi Yokomizo
4 stars
In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son …
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Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
4 stars
Sixteen years after Caroline Crale has been convicted of the murder of her husband, Amyas Crale, her daughter, Carla Lemarchant, …
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The Tattoo Murder by Akimitsu Takagi
3 stars
Tokyo, 1947. At the first post-war meeting of the Edo Tattoo Society, Kinue Nomura reveals her full-body snake tattoo to …
