The Fuyagi family’s mansion, known as the Black Death Hall, was infamous as an ominous residence where a series of mysterious deaths had occurred in the past. A few months ago, even the head of the household, Santeki, died in an inexplicable suicide, and since then, the mansion’s residents have continued to be attacked one after another. The erudite and encyclopedic detective Hōsui Rintarō draws upon a vast array of knowledge — theology, sorcery, astrology, mathematics, chemistry, literature, an...
A Transcendent Detective Novel
Japanese ability alone is insufficient for this book. At times even the internet could not help with the questions that arose when reading it. From the first page to the last, there are hundreds of opportunities to dig deeper into the pedantic depths of this novel. Science, mathematics, music theory, cryptography, history, occultism, and above all, Japanese knowledge, are tested to varying degrees.
At the same time, if the plot is laid bare without the frills of erudition and arcane references,