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The Night of the Tiger
"Wax on, wax off""The Karate Kid"People who read this blog will probably know that I am of the opinion mystery fiction doesn't need to be realistic to be great. In fact, many of the best mystery novels...
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番外編：The Mill House Murders
Better make an announcement in advance, before I am too late...Two years ago, Pushkin Press re-released The Decagon House Murders, a slightly brushed-up version of the translation I originally made for...
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Footnote to Murder
For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost.Sometimes, people ask in the comments how I find/choose the books I read, and the answer is: I don't really know. I have a...
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番外編：Death Within The Evil Eye
I'd better say this right away: don't expect another announcement next Friday. This post following my recent announcement of the upcoming release of The Mill House Murders is more-or-less just a...
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Magic and Tricks
If there's somethin' strange In your neighborhood Who ya gonna call?"Ghostbusters" (Ray Parker Jr.)So the film didn't release on Halloween, but in April, and then the home video was released the week...
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The Dead File
"Oh, oh, one more thing before I forget.""Prescription: Murder"I can't quite recall which episodes of Columbo I first saw, though I have distinct memories of watching some kind of rerun of the first...
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Always a Thief
Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man's world "Money Money Money" (ABBA)So many books I discuss here involve supernatural elements nowadays, so let's do a very grounded, realistic one this...
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Death Times Three
Time after time ひとり 花舞う街で「Time after Time ～花舞う街で」（倉木麻衣） Time after time Alone, in the city of dancing flowers"Time after Time ~ In the City of Dancing Flowers" (Kuraki Mai)By the way, is there...
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The Silent Speaker
In the previous post, I asked about a honkaku-themed Discord server, but while I did get suggestions, it didn't seem there was a specific dedicated server. So err, I think I just created one? I named...
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Secret Cargo
War, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, uhh"War" (Edwin Starr)Just pointing back to the Honkaku Discord server, in case you missed it. Also: I should've planned these posts better,...
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Programmed for Murder
「俺に解けないコードはない！」 『プロジェクトハッカー：覚醒』 "There's no code I can't crack!""Project Hacker: Awakening"A short post this time because today's topic isn't really a mystery game, but as there aren't really many...
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番外編：Death Within The Evil Eye Released
Okay, I know I make the same mistake every single time, but I really should start thinking more about what to write in my announcements of upcoming announcements, for there's always little left to...
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Flight Into Danger
"Mirror, mirror on the wall""Snow White"Oh, better point to the Honkaku Discord server again, in case you missed it because there have been a few more updates than usual these two weeks. And also: the...
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A Story to Die For
" Well, I can certainly testify for your excellence as an editor. And as you know, I'm not that easy to please.""Murder, She Wrote: The Classic Murder"Yes, I have been playing relatively many DS games...
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A Case of Immunity
" I hate guns. Besides, I'm a bad shot""Troubled Waters"At least these covers are still really neat... Professional photographer/amateur detective Minami Mikikaze has been playing tour guide for the...
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Danger on Ice
氷の上に立つように危なげなこともしたい「氷の上に立つように」（小松未歩）I want to do something risky like standing on ice"Like standing on ice" (Komatsu Miho) Last Nintendo DS mystery game review this year, I promise!In 2007, Tecmo...
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Turnabout Memories - Part 12
"I have to go over everything that's happened. I have to remember" Another Code R: Journey into Lost MemoriesAnother year passes, another holiday season comes, and as per tradition, this is also the...
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Reflections of the Mind
"I never sleep I hate those little slices of death""Journey to the Center of the Earth"Last one of the year!Disclosure: I have translated Arisugawa Alice's The Moai Island Puzzle. Shirafuse Masato's...
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Growing Up and Good-byes
'I forget them after I kill them,' he replied carelessly. When she expressed a doubtful hope that Tinker Bell would be glad to see her he said, 'Who is Tinker Bell?'"Peter and Wendy"First one of the...
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Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief
There open fanes and gaping gravesYawn level with the luminous waves; But not the riches there that lie In each idol’s diamond eye— Not the gaily-jewelled dead Tempt the waters from their bed; "The...
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