Pushkin Vertigo: The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Series #4) (Paperback)

from ivydtruitt

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...

from yamayukkikun

This was a really charming mystery novel, to the point it could almost be called "a perfect crime". Highly recommend for those who likes the "Crime and Mystery" genre.

from PhoenixTerran

The British-based publisher Pushkin Press launched Vertigo, a new imprint devoted to classic crime and mystery fiction from around the world, in 2015. One of the six works selected for Vertigo's debut was Soji Shimada's first novel The Tokyo Zodiac Murders. Originally published in Japan in 1981, ...

from caanderson

I loved how it was written based on a prior murder. The characters were interesting. The book moves at a fast pace.

from bcquinnsmom

Oh my! This is probably the best mystery novel I've read all year -- it is the kind of book that I hope to find every time I pick up a new mystery. I do have to admit to a fondness for Japanese authors, especially mystery writers, and this particular book is an example of why. I have to find othe...