The Tokyo Zodiac Murders - Soji Shimada - Books - Pushkin Press - 9781782271383 - September 17, 2015
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The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

Soji Shimada

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The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

A bestselling and internationally-acclaimed masterpiece of the locked-room mystery genre


Marc Notes: Originally published: Tokyo: IBC, 2004.; Translated from the Japanese.; Astrologer, fortune-teller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a mystery that has baffled Japan for 40 years. Who murdered the artist Umezawa, raped and killed his daughter, and then chopped up the bodies of six others to create Azoth, the supreme woman?. Biographical Note: Soji Shimada is an author, designer, musician, and astrology writer. He has written over a 100 crime novels since his 1981 debut with "The Tokyo Zodiac Murders." As a pioneer of the Shinhonhaku 'logic mystery' genre he is known in the Japan as the 'God of Mystery'. Translated from the Japanese by Ross and Shika MacKenzie."Review Quotes: 'The great Soji Shimada virtually invented the "logic problem" sub-genre ' -"Guardian" Top 10 Locked Room Mysteries (No. 2) 'Intricately constructed and entertainingly exotic' -"The Japan Times""Publisher Marketing: Astrologer, fortuneteller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a macabre murder mystery that has baffled Japan for 40 years. Who murdered the artist Umezawa, raped and killed his daughter, and then chopped up the bodies of six others to create Azoth, the supreme woman? With maps, charts, and other illustrations, this story of magic and illusion, pieced together like a great stage tragedy, challenges the reader to unravel the mystery before the final curtain. Review Citations:

Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 80 (EAN 9781782271383, Paperback)

Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 60 (EAN 9784925080811, Hardcover)

Library Journal 08/15/2005 (EAN 9784925080811, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Shimada, Soji Soji Shimada is a designer, musician, and astrology writer for a major newspaper. He has written over 100 mystery novels. Contributor Bio:  MacKenzie, Ross Ross MacKenzie received is a lecturer in the Department of Health Professions at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 17, 2015
ISBN13 9781782271383
Publishers Pushkin Press
Pages 320
Dimensions 125 × 196 × 21 mm   ·   284 g
Language English  
Translator Mackenzie, Ross
Translator Mackenzie, Shika

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