Despite my reading reservations at times, this novel ends up being not only clever, but the author injects more than a twisted sense of destiny as well as a sort of tragic irony into this story once all is said and done. Mostly, we got in-depth thought from Kindaichi but also other supporting characters were given their thoughts and views which makes it interesting to see from a different point of view.

It turns out that Kindaichi, a friend of Chimata, had come to Gokumon-to let the Kito family know of his death aboard a transport ship just a month earlier. Another classic Japanese murder mystery with Kosuke who reminds me a lot of TV detective Columbo is that he is always described as scruffy and those people who are guilty are derisive of his keen mind.As Kindaichi delves deeper into the island’s secrets, a series of gruesome murders begin to occur, each inspired by mysterious haikus that leave Kindaichi and the locals baffled. At the same time, I bought a dvd of the 1977 film made from this novel, directed by Kon Ichikawa, which I watched after finishing Death on Gokumon Island. The English translation is smooth and easy to follow (always a feat in noir), and the detailed descriptions of time and place orient the reader well. Nhưng điều còn khiến mình bất ngờ hơn (hay là uất ức hơn), chính là nguyên do dẫn đến các vụ án mạng này.

The cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisments to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. It transpires that his regiment had become largely forgotten by both sides in the conflict, yet it was decimated by illness and malnutrition. In the end, Kosuke solves the series of crimes, uncovering a plot that had been put in motion by Chimata’s own grandfather. Kosuke and the characters populating Gokumon Island are well aware of what was lost during the war — and unlike Americans, they can look to destroyed physical spaces as evidence.While released in English as the fourth in the series, ‘Death on Gokumon Island’ was actually the second book, taking place nine years after the events of Book One, ‘The Honjin Murders’. LARB publishes daily without a paywall as part of our mission to make rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts freely accessible to the public. While the crime narrative itself is suitably complex and convoluted so the book did keep my interest, I found myself more casually reading rather than being absolutely gripped by the tale. However, soon after the end of World War II, his works received wide recognition and he developed an enormous fan following. One women remains alive and more or less healthy at the novel's end, but she's the outlier—and her prospects aren't that great either.

Since this book will be released in English in June 2022, I would like to try to clear out the marketing premise the publisher went for. The solution strongly relies on backstory which is disclosed at the 11th hour, which was another aspect I was less keen on.I managed to spot a red herring solution, but the correct answer was not one you can get a hold of properly. There was some suspense and I didn't guess whodunit (nor did I bother to because I was just bored and wanted to be done with). As Kosuke investigates each crime scene, it becomes clear that the sisters’ killings are being modeled after well-known Japanese haikus. The last-minute application of regret, even though I think the whole story's revoltingly misogynistic, does at least gesture at some sense of the trope's wrongness.