{"product_id":"the-honjin-murders","title":"The Honjin Murders","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e**The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo** is a classic **Japanese crime** novel with the crisp logic and locked-room intrigue that mystery readers devour. Set in rural Japan on the eve of war, it delivers a chilling puzzle wrapped in village gossip, old family pride and a wedding-night shock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eIn the winter of 1937, the quiet village of Okamura is buzzing about the Ichiyanagi family’s upcoming marriage alliance—until rumours spread of a masked stranger asking pointed questions. After a scream splits the night and strange music drifts through the dark, the household discovers an apparent impossibility: a brutal killing inside, and in the untouched snow outside, a bloodied samurai sword that seems to accuse no one and everyone at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for fans of **locked-room mysteries**, **Golden Age detective fiction**, Japanese settings and meticulous clue-trails, especially readers who like an amateur sleuth with grit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd this landmark mystery to your shelf and enjoy solving it step by step.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52274109186324,"sku":"9781805335627","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781805335627_1.jpg?v=1774512293","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/the-honjin-murders","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}