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The Village of Eight Graves
- Narrated by: Akira Matsumoto
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
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.
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend. In the 16th 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.
Critic reviews
"At once familiar and tantalisingly strange.... It's an absolute pleasure to see his work translated at last" (Sunday Times)
"The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch." (New York Times)
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- Spangles
- 29-09-23
Golden Age but far from cosy
This would be a good Halloween read! The first part of the book is very gory with a high body count, although there are no really graphic descriptions, and then settles down as an adventure/mystery taking place a generation later.
I was on a roll after reading the first two in the series, and a bit wrong footed as Yokomizo’s detective doesn’t feature much until the later part of book. As in all this series, the treatment of women in Japanese society creates a jarring note for Western readers. What does also come through in this book is the impact on native Japanese society of the War, which is interesting to read. The reveal is fun.
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- Jk
- 20-01-24
Intricate but slightly claustrophobic
The story is good with twists and turns as you would expect. The story is told from the viewpoint of one of the parties rather than the detective or police which is a little unusual and at times opaque.
Overall it was a good story and I enjoyed it.
The only negative was the reader’s accent. His strong Australian twang was initially quite intrusive but after a little while my ears adapted so if you were expecting Japanese accents don’t let the voice put you off.
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- Christina
- 13-03-23
Cannot recommend
Did not enjoy the story and found the narration really bad. That's in spite of having liked another book from the same author.
I would have returned it but I had paused my membership so that wasn't possible.
The sample was limited to the main character, however, impersonations of pretty much all the other characters were terrible to the point of distracting from listening to the story.
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