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
Created and curated by nerd teacher [books]
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Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo (Kindaichi Kosuke, #2)
4 stars
Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news – the son of one of the island’s most …
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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 Seishi Yokomizo (Kindaichi Kosuke)
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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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 …
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The Little Sparrow Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
4 stars
An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi’s invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe in order …
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The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
4 stars
Every year, a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote, castle-like Mill House, home to the reclusive …
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The Noh Mask Murder by Akimitsu Takagi
5 stars
This ingeniously constructed masterpiece, written by one of Japan's most celebrated crime writers and translated into English for the first …
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The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
4 stars
The famed mystery writer Miyagaki Yotaro lives a life of seclusion in the remote Labyrinth House. When Yotaro invites four …
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The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh (Variety Palace Mysteries, #1)
5 stars
1876, Victorian London.
The feisty Minnie Ward is scraping a living as a scriptwriter for the Variety Palace Music Hall …
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Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher, #2)
3 stars
Walking the wings of a Tiger Moth plane in full flight would be more than enough excitement for most people, …
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The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (The House Murders, #1)
2 stars
The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even …
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The Clock House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
5 stars
The remote Clock House is filled with priceless timepieces from across the world. It is also rumoured to be haunted …
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The Innocents by Bridget Walsh (Variety Palace Mysteries, #2)
5 stars
Still reeling from the gruesome murders of the previous year, Minnie Ward is appointed manager of the Variety Palace. Times …
