Charming Detectives Public

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Though my singular frustration with detective fiction is that it always involves the cops (ACAB), I find it hard not to be charmed by detectives both because they are often quite fun characters and also they highlight the pointlessness of the very institution the genre often supports.

  1. The Inugami Curse by 

    4 stars

    In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the …

  2. The Village of Eight Graves by 

    5 stars

    Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the …

  3. The Honjin Murders by  (Kindaichi Kosuke)

    4 stars

    In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son …

  4. Five Little Pigs by  (Hercule Poirot)

    4 stars

    Sixteen years after Caroline Crale has been convicted of the murder of her husband, Amyas Crale, her daughter, Carla Lemarchant, …

  5. The Tattoo Murder by 

    3 stars

    Tokyo, 1947. At the first post-war meeting of the Edo Tattoo Society, Kinue Nomura reveals her full-body snake tattoo to …

  6. Death on Gokumon Island by  (Kindaichi Kosuke)

    4 stars

    Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news – the son of one of the island’s most …

  7. The Little Sparrow Murders by  (Kindaichi Kosuke)

    4 stars

    An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi’s invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe in order …

  8. The Mill House Murders by 

    4 stars

    Every year, a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote, castle-like Mill House, home to the reclusive …

  9. The ABC Murders by 

    4 stars

    There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling …

  10. Murder on the Orient Express by  (Hercule Poirot)

    3 stars

    Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the …

  11. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by 

    4 stars

    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June …

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