Max Lieberman
Could have worked as a fun confection had it been a short story collection in the vein of the first chapter. The sweaty commitment to a "cleverly" interconnected structure weighs down the central visual gimmick, while stretching the thin prose and characters past legibility or caring.
The book did my spark curiosity about Japanese mystery fiction more broadly, and I picked up The Decagon House Murders at the library. Probably next on my list.
Could have worked as a fun confection had it been a short story collection in the vein of the first chapter. The sweaty commitment to a "cleverly" interconnected structure weighs down the central visual gimmick, while stretching the thin prose and characters past legibility or caring.
The book did my spark curiosity about Japanese mystery fiction more broadly, and I picked up The Decagon House Murders at the library. Probably next on my list.