A Monstrous Riddle; The Blood-Spattered Button (The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo)

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The Inugami Curse

by Seishi Yokomizo

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“A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan’s greatest crime writers.In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details revealed than a series of bizarre, gruesome murders begins. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan’s terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and hidden identities to find the murderer, and lift the curse wreaking its bloody revenge on the Inugamis.The Inugami Curse is a fiendish, intricately plotted classic mystery from a giant of Japanese crime writing, starring the legendary detective Kosuke Kindaichi.”
“CHARACTER LIST

Sahei Inugami
Wealthy and eccentric businessman; the head of the Inugami clan

Daini Nonomiya
The former priest of Nasu Shrine

Haruyo Nonomiya
Daini's wife

Tamayo Nonomiya
The granddaughter of Daini and Haruyo Nonomiya

Matsuko Inugami
Sahei's eldest daughter

Kiyo Inugami
Matsuko's son

Takeko Inugami
Sahei's second daughter

Toranosuke Inugami
Takeko's husband

Také Inugami
The son of Takeko and Toranosuke

Sayoko Inugami
The daughter of Takeko and Toranosuke and the younger sister of Také

Umeko Inugami
Sahei's third daughter

Kokichi Inugami
Umeko's husband

Tomo Inugami
The son of Umeko and Kokichi

Kyozo Furudate
The Inugami clan's attorney

Kosuke Kindaichi
A private investigator

Toyoichiro Wakabayashi
A lawyer at the Furudate Law Office

Monkey
Tamayo's friend and bodyguard

Kikuno Aonuma
Sahei's former mistress

Shizuma Aonuma
Kikuno's son

Taisuke Oyama
The priest of Nasu Shrine

Chief Tachibana
The chief of the Nasu Police Department

Kokin Miyakawa
Matsuko's koto teacher”
“TRANSLATOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I wish to thank Mr. Ryoichi Yokomizo for graciously giving me the opportunity to translate his father's book; Miiko Kataoka and the late Lynn Wakabayashi for making it all possible; Monica Borden, Aika Imai, Phil Ouellet, Ana Reed, Anne Torige, Masa Uno, and Vio Yamawaki for their excellent advice; and last but not least, my parents and especially my husband for their endless patience and support.
YUMIKO YAMAZAKI”
“ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SEISHI YOKOMIZO (1902-81) was one of Japan's most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to seventy-seven books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. The Inugami Curse is the second Kosuke Kindaichi story, and perhaps the most famous, having been adapted for film and television numerous times in Japan. The Honjin Murders is also available from Pushkin Vertigo.”
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