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Not bad but not the best Kindaichi
After a strong start and solid middle, the ending was a letdown for me. It felt overly simplistic and the last 25 pages were almost a chore to read. I considered between giving 3 or 4 stars - it's really just the last 20-30 pages out of over 300 that disappointed me, but the impact was still enough to make me lean towards 3.
The setting and set up, as I've come to expect from Yokomizo, were superb. (In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that I have high expectations for his novels, I might have given 4 stars.) I'd still recommend this book to someone who liked his other works, but it doesn't come close to i.e. 獄門島.
Language: It felt simpler than 獄門島 and possibly even 本陣殺人事件, though it might just be that I've gotten pretty used to his writing style by now. I think there were fewer period specific words used.