The Village of Eight Graves
By Seishi Yokomizo
Translated by Bryan Karetnyk
Read by Akira Matsumoto
The Detective Kindaichi Mysteries: Book 3
Unabridged
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1 Format: CD
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ISBN: 9781867591917
| Runtime: | 11.59 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
The third title in Japan's most popular murder mystery series -- after The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse -- fiendish classics featuring investigator Kosuke Kindaichi.
Translated into English for the first time.
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the Sixteenth Century eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village.
Centuries later a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates.
Author
Author Bio: Seishi Yokomizo
Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japan’s most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to seventy-seven books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. The Honjin Murders is the first Kosuke Kindaichi story, regarded as one of Japan’s great mystery novels. It won the first Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1948 but has never been translated into English, until now.
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| Available Formats : | CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Runtime: | 11.59 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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