papapete24 's review for:

The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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A dark and self-reflexive murder mystery in the classic tradition, The Decagon Murders plays off the themes and mechanics of murder mysteries by placing a Japanese college-age murder mystery club in the crosshairs of And Then There Were None plot. The deaths, as they often are in the genre, are gruesome and sad. The tone and intrigue is heightened by the characters taking monikers from the famous lineage of murder mystery authors ("Agatha" and "Poe" and "Doyle"). As different authors meet their demise, the tightening net maintains its mystery with a few red herrings. Overall, fun genre fiction for those that don't mind the body count. I prefer my soft Japanese cat fiction to killings. 3.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder