About “The Inugami Curse”
A 1951 Japanese mystery novel by Seishi Yokomizo, part of the Kosuke Kindaichi series that began with the 1946 novel The Honjin Murders. First published in English as The Inugami Clan by ICG Muse in 2003, the same translation was used for Stone Bridge Press's 2007 edition and Pushkin Vertigo's 2020 edition. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Praise for “The Inugami Curse”
“The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch.”
“[A] stellar whodunit. . . Yokomizo creates a palpable sense of menace throughout with grim foreshadowing of the carnage to come. The solution is a perfect match for the baffling puzzle. Fair-play fans will hope for more translations of this master storyteller.”
“This is Golden Age crime at its best, complete with red herrings, blind alleys and twists and turns galore... A testament to the power of the simple murder mystery and its enduring appeal.”
Book details
- First published
- 1972
- Latest edition
- 2020 · ISBN 9781782275039
- Pages
- 336
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The Inugami Curse?
The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo has 336 pages.
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Book descriptions, author biographies, award records and review quotes on this page are courtesy of Penguin Random House.