The Opera House Murders
Book description
When Miyuki invites her friend, underachiever Hajime Kindaichi, to join her at the Drama Club's weekend rehearsal of "Phantom of the Opera," she does not expect the weekend to end in murder, nor for Kindaichi to investigate.
Why read it?
1 author picked The Opera House Murders as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This 90s manga series is one of the first proper murder mystery manga. While it’s aged a bit and not a honkaku that readers can solve, it borrows a bit from some famous Japanese honkaku novels and might be a good introduction to Japanese murder mystery fiction. Despite the homages, this is distinctively its own story.
As is commonly done in Japanese mysteries, most involve a seemingly impossible murder in a remote location with a long list of shady suspects. While teenage detective Kindaichi Hajime tries to solve the case, more murders happen. The stories are creative, and the solutions…
From Queenie's list on Manga & novels that are mysteries from Japan.
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