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A review by readivine
The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
4.0
Another masterful work from the genius of Yukito Ayatsuji! This was wildly amusing and cleverly plotted. The Mill House Murders is another masterpiece created by the eccentric architect Nakamura Seiji (who we see in The Decagon House Murders as well).
What I love about this is how the past and present murders are juxtaposed. It's so seamless as we read the present and then the past. But what's really interesting is if you just read closely, you'll see how even the translation left clues. It's really a delight to piece together, especially for die-hard mystery fans.
It's fraught with desperation and haunted me as I read chapter after chapter. The ending is truly a sucker-punch that you wouldn't even see coming. It kind of reminded me of the sinister ending of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of The House Of Usher. Like his previous work, Yukito Ayatsuji really subverted a lot of the "rules" of the genre and I daresay he really enjoyed himself.
This was delightful to read as it progressed! It terrified me and it also awed me. I'm grateful for the translator Ho-Ling Wong for doing the lord's work and helping us international readers access more gems like this.
What I love about this is how the past and present murders are juxtaposed. It's so seamless as we read the present and then the past. But what's really interesting is if you just read closely, you'll see how even the translation left clues. It's really a delight to piece together, especially for die-hard mystery fans.
It's fraught with desperation and haunted me as I read chapter after chapter. The ending is truly a sucker-punch that you wouldn't even see coming. It kind of reminded me of the sinister ending of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of The House Of Usher. Like his previous work, Yukito Ayatsuji really subverted a lot of the "rules" of the genre and I daresay he really enjoyed himself.
This was delightful to read as it progressed! It terrified me and it also awed me. I'm grateful for the translator Ho-Ling Wong for doing the lord's work and helping us international readers access more gems like this.