The Devil's Flute Murders - Detective Kindaichi Mysteries

An ingenious classic locked-room murder mystery about the feuding family of a composer that's perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Anthony Horowitz

This standalone novel features the scruffy sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi-the most famous Japanese detective-created by one of Japan's greatest crime writers: Seishi Yokomizo, the "Japanese Agatha Christie".

Part of the Detective Kindaichi Mysteries series. 

Locked room mysteries are hot again, and this classic from the golden age of crime presents a mind-bending Japanese mystery from the great Seishi Yokomizo, whose fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi is a pop culture phenomenon akin to Sherlock Holmes.

This time the beloved scruffy sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi investigates a series of gruesome murders within the feuding family of a brooding, troubled composer, whose most famous work chills the blood of all who hear it.

Readers will be totally engrossed by one of Yokomizo's most clever guessing games, in which everyone has something to hide…

Part of the Pushkin Vertigo series. 

Winner of Crime Publisher of the Year at the CWA Daggers, Pushkin Vertigo Series presents the best crime fiction from across the world. Favouring top-notch storytelling, original plotting and characters that leap off the page, we aim to cater to all tastes when it comes to thrillers and suspense. Our list spans Japanese masters of mystery Seishi Yokomizo and Yukito Ayatsuji, global phenomenon Uketsu, and contemporary award-winners Jonathan Ames and Callum McSorley.