einzbern 's review for:

Murder in the Crooked House by Sōji Shimada
2.0
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I just can't take this setup seriously. Some individual parts of it are clever but the overall picture is ridiculous. The cast being deliberately unlikeable and the bumbling detectives wasting your time with lengthy, obviously wrong theorizing (god, why are there whole 3 of them?) made reading a slog, too. Barely got through this one only to be rewarded with a
knifecicle
. Just no.