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FROM ONE OF JAPAN'S GREATEST CRIME WRITERS--the author of THE HONJIN MURDERS Nothing at The Black Cat Caf
Murder at the Black Cat Caf
A café, a hidden past, and a puzzling discovery
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A café, a hidden past, and a puzzling discovery
Set in post-war Tokyo, the mystery begins when a policeman finds an unidentified woman and a dead black cat buried in the garden of the Black Cat Café. Detective Kosuke Kindaichi’s investigation brings the café’s guarded proprietress, Oshima, and its owner, Itoshima, into focus as he works through questions of identity and their relationship. The setting places the case amid a city still recovering from wartime bombing, while the central puzzle turns on concealed histories and tangled personal ties. This standalone Kindaichi mystery is accompanied by the bonus story “The Well Wheel Creaks.”
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- For readers of classic detective fiction and murder mysteries.
- For readers interested in post-war Tokyo as a mystery setting.
- For readers who enjoy investigations involving concealed pasts and complex personal relationships.
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Murder investigationSecrecy and identityLove, jealousy, and betrayalPost-war Tokyo
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