Paperback, 349 pages
English language
Published Jan. 3, 2021 by Pushkin Press, Limited.
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.
This is the second Kosuke Kindaichi novel I have read and it does quite a good job of being a mystery, a thriller and even a horror novel.
It is a very entertaining tale, but I enjoyed more the Honshin Murders, most likely because I was in a better state physically (I do need holidays).
