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The Little Sparrow Murders

By: Seishi Yokomizo, Bryan Karetnyk - translator
Narrated by: Akira Matsumoto
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Summary

Kosuke Kindaichi comes to remote Onikobe expecting a peaceful mountain retreat, but finds death stalking him at every turn. No sooner has the famous sleuth learnt of a decades-old murder haunting the village than a new series of killings strikes the community.

This time the victims’ bodies are eerily arranged to allude to the lyrics of a children’s song. As the scruffy sleuth investigates, the murders continue, with a sinister, stooped old woman appearing before every new death.

Kindaichi must unravel a tangled tale of broken hearts and blackmail to get to the truth. Can he do so before the killer reaches the final verse?
©1971 Seishi Yokomizo , 1996. English translation Bryan Karetnyk, 2024 (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing
Crime Fiction Historical International Mystery & Crime Traditional Detectives
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'Seishi Yokomizo took a pinch of John Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie in creating Kosuke Kindaichi, solver of impossible crimes ...' (The New York Times)

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