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  • Bibliography:
    7 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2007
  • Latest Book:
    June 2024
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Book List in Order: 7 titles



  • In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, setting off a chain of bizarre, gruesome murders. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan’s terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and disguised identities to find ...



  • A Town & Country “Best Classic Murder Mystery Books of All Time” Japan’s Agatha Christie introduces the beloved Detective Kindaichi in this 1930s classic locked room mystery -- now translated into English for the first time!In the winter ...



  • A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan's greatest crime writers, featuring the country's best-loved detective In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. Bu...



  • 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 th...



  • A fiendish, classic locked room murder mystery, from one of Japan's greatest crime writersLoosely inspired by Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, the brilliant Gokumon Island is perhaps the most highly regarded of all the great Seishi Yokomiz...



  • “Yokomizo at his absolute best... From the ominous opening through the brilliant final reveal, [he] ably blends suspense and fair-play detection... A classic of the genre.”  -- Publishers Weekly, starred reviewAn ingenious classic locked-ro...



  • “With a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie, solver of impossible crimes” Kosuke Kindaichi returns for another murder mystery (The New York Times)As several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses echoing the lyrics of ...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Seishi Yokomizo has published 7 books.

Seishi Yokomizo does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Little Sparrow Murders, was published in June 2024.

The first book by Seishi Yokomizo, Inugami Clan, was published in September 2007.

No. Seishi Yokomizo does not write books in series.