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'THE AGATHA CHRISTIE OF JAPAN' MURDER & MAYHEM 'A TREAT . . . A REDISCOVERED CLASSIC FOR US ALL TO ENJOY' THE TIMES 'FULL OF UNEXPECTED TWISTS, A PERFECT MYSTERY FOR A CHILLY NIGHT' READER REVIEW 'AN UNDISPUTED CLASSIC' READER REVIEW A CLASSIC COSY MYSTERY FROM JAPAN'S QUEEN OF CRIME Pre-order MURDER AT LAKE ASHINOKO, the next classic mystery from Shizuko Natsuki, now! When American student Jane Prescott is invited to spend the holidays with her classmate Chiyo, she jumps at the chance to see in the new year at a luxurious mansion at the foot of Mount Fuji. Chiyo belongs to one of Japan's wealthiest families, the heiress to a pharmaceutical empire headed up by Yohei 'Grandpa' Wada. With the whole Wada family gathered and snow falling outside, the festivities are in full swing. That is, until Chiyo bursts into the room - covered in blood, holding a knife, and screaming that she has stabbed her grandfather to death. Stunned, the family closes ranks to protect one of its own - but Jane alone has more questions than answers. Could her sweet, timid friend really be capable of such violence? Did any other member of the Wada clan stand to gain everything with the patriarch's death? And if so, could the real murderer still be in their midst? Packed full of atmosphere and nostalgia, and with a dark, gritty mystery at its heart, MURDER AT MOUNT FUJI is the perfect rediscovered classic novel for fans of Japanese translated fiction and cosy crime. * 'Beautifully atmospheric . . . a fantastic murder story' * BOOKSELLER REVIEW 'Witty and sharp' * BOOKSELLER REVIEW 'Full of twists and turns' *** BOOKSELLER REVIEW
Shizuko Natsuki was born in Tokyo in 1938. She graduated from Keio University with a degree in English literature, marrying in 1963 and moving to Fukuoka, where she lived throughout most of her life. Natsuki is not only one of Japan's bestselling mystery writers but also one of the most prolific, having written more than eighty novels and short story collections in her lifetime. More than forty of her novels and stories have been made into films. She died in 2016.
