JAPANESE LITERATURE
'The master of ingenious plotting' Guardian
A classic Japanese mystery from the author of The Honjin Murders and Murder at the Black Cat Cafe
An heir arrives in a remote mountain village to claim his inheritance, but has he awakened a deadly, ancient curse?
Nestled deep in the mountains of Japan, the hamlet of Eight Graves takes its name from a centuries-old massacre. Ever since that bloody day, people say, a terrible curse has hung over the village.
When young Tatsuya arrives from the city to claim a mysterious inheritance, death follows close behind. After a series of gruesome poisonings, the villagers’ suspicion quickly falls on the newcomer.
With the help of the famous Kosuke Kindaichi, Tatsuya must race to uncover the murderer and save his own life before the inhabitants of Eight Graves take justice into their own hands.
