![]() But Ayatsuji keeps the reader from feeling any serious identification with the victims. (.) If you were to take this novel as a serious social document, you would be appalled at its body count. "(A) terrific mystery, a classic of misdirection very much in the manner of Agatha Christie or John Dickson Carr.(.) This is a homage to Golden Age detective fiction, but it's also unabashed entertainment." - Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review "(I)t was a pleasant surprise to read Yukito Ayatsuji's landmark 1987 mystery (.) and discover a real depth of feeling beneath the fiendish foul play."Clodhopping prose and clunky exposition don't succeed in spoiling the pleasure of trying to guess the identity of the culprit, or the highly ingenious solution." - Laura Wilson, The Guardian.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorī- : okay framework, but too messily and weakly built up on it ![]() Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. The Decagon House Murders - Ayatsuji Yukito ![]()
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