katiedreads 's review for:

Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo

3.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

I picked this up after enjoying the first in the series so much.  However this one didn’t engage me as much as the first.  While the island as a atmospheric setting and the characters ranged from mad to sad to silly to murderous I just wasn’t feeling the mystery and couldn’t wait to find out who the killer was so I could move on.  I think this is due to the book having a slower pace than the first, this author could have maybe done better if he had 50-75 fewer pages to make the novel move.  However I did still enjoy the main character detective kosuke and his deductions and reasonings about the murders.