硝子の塔の殺人
Author: 知念 実希人
Summary
Japanese
雪深き森で、燦然と輝く、硝子の塔。 地上11階、地下1階、唯一無二の美しく巨大な尖塔だ。 ミステリを愛する大富豪の呼びかけで、 刑事、霊能力者、小説家、料理人など、 一癖も二癖もあるゲストたちが招かれた。 この館で次々と惨劇が起こる。 館の主人が毒殺され、 ダイニングでは火事が起き血塗れの遺体が。 さらに、血文字で記された十三年前の事件……。 謎を追うのは名探偵・碧月夜と医師・一条遊馬。 散りばめられた伏線、読者への挑戦状、 圧倒的リーダビリティ、そして、驚愕のラスト。 著者初の本格ミステリ長編、大本命!
English
A glass tower of glass shining brilliantly in the snow-covered forest. With eleven floors above ground and one below, it is a unique, beautiful gigantic spire. At the behest of a wealthy mystery afficionado, a group of eccentric guests, among them a detective, a psychic, a novelist and a cook, are invited to the tower. One after another, tragedies occur at the mansion. The owner is poisoned, a fire breaks out in the dining room, and a body is found covered in blood. In addition, bloody writing indicates a case from thirteen years ago… The famous detective, Aoi Tsukiyo, and the doctor, Ichijou Yuuma, pursue the mystery. Scattered foreshadowing, a challenge to the reader, overwhelming readability and an astonishing ending. The author’s first authentic mystery novel, and a big winner!
Length: 504
Category: easier reading, faster pace
Natively link: 硝子の塔の殺人 | L33
Availability
Bookwalker
Rakuten
CD Japan:
Amazon JP
Amazon Audible JP
Full cast audiobook on Audiobook.jp
Personal Opinion
I found this book by looking at the winners of the The Honya Taishou 本屋大賞 Reading Challenge, this book is #7 of the year 2022. It has been read by several people around here and has great ratings. And that’s it from me, that’s all reason enough, I like to go in books blind so I haven’t read more about it!
Pros and Cons for the Book Club
Pros
- Seems to have a good availability on many different platforms
- The price of the audiobook is sometimes half off (¥990)
Cons
- Some of our usual readers might not participate if they have already read the book
- The price of the book right now is on the higher end (¥1980)
