"A wickedly plotted mystery with a metafictional twist that feels far fresher than those of more contemporary versions with the same idea" -- The New York Times A bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in the Chizurui mansion in this prizewinning classic Japanese mystery The 1st book in English from Akimitsu Takagi since his "Clever, kinky, and highly entertaining" The...