The Inugami Clan: A Gothic Tale of Murder from Japan's Master of Crime - Softcover

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THE TALE BEGINS....

In mid-1940's Japan, Sahei Inugami, wealthy head of the Inugami Group and 'Silk King of Japan', dies in this lakeside villa at the venerable age of 81. in his youth, Sahei was rescued from poverty and an early death by a Shinto priest. However, upon Sahei's death, his debt of gratitude to the priest unleashes a bitter curse, triggering a chain of gruesome and bizarre murders as the members of the Inugami family are pit against each other in a desperate contest for his fortune.

This haunting tale of murder and suspense is the first of over 80 books, famous in Japan, featuring the popular detective, Kosuke Kindaichi. His disorderly character and eccentric habits conceal razor sharp deduction skills that enable Kindaichi to solve crimes.

Discovering the Inugami Clan's terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and disguised identities, Kindaichi unravels the complex web of human relationships and passions that lie behind the murders.

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