Alexander rated The Honjin Murders: 4 stars

The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, Louise Heal Kawai
In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son …
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In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son …
He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive …
as often in collections of short stories it is a mixed bag. my three favourites - "being", was reminded of Stephen King - "the test", a really effective dystopian vignette (honorable mention "trespass", a greater than expected pulp story) - "the last day", a reflection about world's end
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Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career in …
The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the end of the Middle Ages …
i have to admit, i expected something like a travel journal and got some kind of a novel. a difficult spot: the meetings and observations in germany in 1958 were interesting, but maybe 'invented'. and the author's reflections about the nature of 'the german', riddled with a reference-game, were rather artificial and old fashioned.
An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in this sparkling fantasy reimagining …
it's a gothic horror novel that feels like the movies from the thirties to me. you know what will happen and most of the time you are not convinced of the effects, but the mood and setting is excellent. maybe a bit too much of a chain of episodes...
A new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France—a propulsive page-turner of …