<b>"Ayatsuji''s brilliant and richly atmospheric puzzle will appeal to fans of golden age whodunits... Every word counts, leading up to a jaw-dropping but logical reveal<i>"</i>— <i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br> <br><b>A hugely enjoyable, page-turning murder mystery sure to appeal to fans of Elly Griffiths, Anthony Horowitz, and Agatha Christie, with one of the best and most-satisfying conclusions you''ll ever read. A classic in Japan, available in English for the first time.</b><br><br>From <i>The New York Times Book Review</i>:<br> <br>"Read Yukito Ayatsuji’s landmark mystery,<i> The Decagon House Murders</i>, and discover a real depth of feeling beneath the fiendish foul play.<br> <br>Taking its cues from Agatha Christie’s locked-room classic <i>And Then There Were None, </i>the setup is this: The members of a university detective-fiction club, each nicknamed for a favorite crime writer (Poe, Carr, Orczy, Van Queen, Leroux and — yes — Chr