The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch' - New York Times

'Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compelling' - Economist

'With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie's, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers' - Guardian

'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' - Spectator

'Plenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solution' - Guardian, Best New Crime Novels

'Truly ingenious' Guardian

'The king of the locked-room mystery' CrimeReads

'The Japanese Agatha Christie' Sara Cox, Between the Covers

'Fiendishly complex and wonderfully atmospheric' S.J. Bennett, author of Murder Most Royal

We think that if you are looking for something different in the world of crime fiction, then you can't go wrong with Murder At The Black Cat Cafe. It's sort of a historical fiction, but it was written when it was set in Japan just after the end of the Second World War. The book is a ‘classic crime fiction', but with a setting and a cultural background that makes it different from the typical classics.

It's not clear from the description, but this is actually two stories in on book. So they are a little shorter than average, but on the brightside you get two stories.