The Honjin Murders

<p><b> 'The Japanese Agatha Christie' Sarah Cox, on BBC2's <i>Between the Covers</i></b></p><p><b> 'The master of ingenious plotting' <i>Guardian</i></p></b><p><b> 'Dazzling' <i>New York Times </i></p></b>______<p><b>FROM THE FATHER OF JAPANESE CRIME</p></b>_____<p>In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour - it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions about the Ichiyanagis around the village.</p><p>Then, on the night of the wedding, the Ichiyanagi family are woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie music - death has come to Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword, thrust into the pristine snow outside the house. The murder seems impossible, but amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi is determined to get to the bottom of it.</p>