
Murder in the House of Omari
by Taku Ashibe
Title:
Murder in the House of Omari
Author:
Taku Ashibe
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
384 pages
Publisher:
Pushkin Press IWUK
ISBN-13:
9781805335214
EAN:
9781805335214
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
404
Dimensions (mm):
128 x 198 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Use your powers of logic and deduction to solve this classic honkaku puzzlerthe Japanese tradition of detective fictionin this delicious twisty murder mystery!In Osaka, dark secrets haunt a wealthy merchant family throughout the first half of the 20th century . . .In 1906, the young heir to the Omari family business climbs to the top of a Panorama and vanishes.In 1914, a fight between two mysterious figures on a bridge tragically ends with one falling to their death.In 1943, as war rages on, the once illustrious family has fallen. Both potential heirs have been drafted into war, and a string of strange and violent happenings has beset the house of Omari.Combining the classic honkaku mystery and Golden Age crime writing with the trappings of historical fiction, its easy to see why Murder in the House of Omari is an award-winning sensation in Japan! Set in Semba (modern-day Osaka), this gripping murder mystery twists and turns with dark secrets, red herrings, and the turbulent history of Japan in the early 20th century.










