The Yumedono Murder Case
- Original language
- Japanese
About
In a remote nunnery in the hills north of Tokyo, a man known as Suima Koji is found dead in a sealed inner chamber called the Yumedono. His body, drained entirely of blood, stands propped against the wall, marked with wounds in the shape of Sanskrit characters. Enormous bird-claw prints scar the floor beneath a painting of the Peacock King, and witnesses speak of unearthly incense, celestial music, and a rain of golden petals. Criminal defense lawyer Norimizu Rintaro is summoned to unravel a locked-room mystery disguised as a religious miracle. Oguri Mushitaro delivers a dense, erudite, and hallucinatory detective tale steeped in Buddhist symbolism and gothic dread.
About the author
Shōwa-era mystery writer whose erudite, ornate novel "The Black Death Mansion Murder Case" is counted among Japan's Three Great Strange Books.
Available rights
| Territory | Language | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WW | en | translation | available |