This book is a long mystery novel by the famous new-generation Japanese mystery novelist Yonezawa Honobu. It won the 64th Japan Mystery Writers Association Award. The story takes place during the European Middle Ages on a fictional island in northern Ireland. It tells the whole story of the secret room murder case in which the Lord of Sauron Island was assassinated. The novel observes, describes, and infers from the perspective of the lord's daughter, analyzing it layer by layer, and finally finds out the real murderer.
The first volume focuses on various foreshadowings, presuppositions, and the connection of stories. Although the crime took place only in a short period of 48 hours, through the words and memories of various characters, the story of decades of rivers and lakes is written - a history that spans regions, races, and time.
The focus of the second volume is on the decryption of inferences. The story of memories is interspersed with the doubts of reality, making people always read with doubts. The characters are full-bodied, the story is full of details, and the plot is not impatient but not procrastinating. The technique is closer to the original reasoning, and the layers of deduction and detailed foreshadowing are impressive. There are a lot of psychological descriptions and character relationships in the content that promote the development of the plot, which greatly creates a psychological suspense atmosphere.
Reader comments
The plot of this book is so exciting! It unfolds from the perspective of the lord's daughter, and all the detailed descriptions and psychological portrayals are in place, making me feel like I am immersed in the scene. I especially like a character in it who said: "The truth is hidden in the details." This sentence is really inspiring. The rhythm of the whole story is also well controlled, neither impatient nor procrastinating. The process of reasoning and deciphering is addictive.
Very, very good, very very good-looking! It is not difficult to read at all. When I first read this two-volume mystery novel, I started to have a headache. Moreover, this setting was in Europe more than a thousand years ago, where swords and magic coexisted. However, after all, I have read many novels by Yonezawa Honobu, and I still have confidence in the author, so I read on patiently. Unexpectedly, the final reveal of the mystery was really exciting to watch! I love such a big twist!
A pretty good western fantasy mystery novel.
Despite the occasionally strange translation, the story structure and context are not complicated, but the sparrow is small but has all its internal organs. The plot is interspersed with reasoning and war, with reasoning as the main focus; the main characters are relatively vivid, and Falk is the finishing touch; the clues are arranged in detail, and for ordinary reasoning enthusiasts, the difficulty of reasoning is not too difficult.
The most noteworthy thing is the combination of reasoning, fantasy and history. The three elements of locked room murder, magic, and twelfth-century England are integrated. Although the whole has flaws, it is worth watching.
The plot of this book is so exciting! It unfolds from the perspective of the lord's daughter, and all the detailed descriptions and psychological portrayals are in place, making me feel like I am immersed in the scene. I especially like a character in it who said: "The truth is hidden in the details." This sentence is really inspiring. The rhythm of the whole story is also well controlled, neither impatient nor procrastinating. The process of reasoning and deciphering is addictive.
Very, very good, very very good-looking! It is not difficult to read at all. When I first read this two-volume mystery novel, I started to have a headache. Moreover, this setting was in Europe more than a thousand years ago, where swords and magic coexisted. However, after all, I have read many novels by Yonezawa Honobu, and I still have confidence in the author, so I read on patiently. Unexpectedly, the final reveal of the mystery was really exciting to watch! I love such a big twist!
A pretty good western fantasy mystery novel. Despite the occasionally strange translation, the story structure and context are not complicated, but the sparrow is small but has all its internal organs. The plot is interspersed with reasoning and war, with reasoning as the main focus; the main characters are relatively vivid, and Falk is the finishing touch; the clues are arranged in detail, and for ordinary reasoning enthusiasts, the difficulty of reasoning is not too difficult. The most noteworthy thing is the combination of reasoning, fantasy and history. The three elements of locked room murder, magic, and twelfth-century England are integrated. Although the whole has flaws, it is worth watching.