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Murder as a Fine Art
「真実はいつも一つ！」『名探偵コナン』 "There is always only one truth!""Detective Conan"I don't think I have many books with a grey cover...Maya Yutaka is not an author you're going to read if you want something...
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Terminal Connection
"That inscrutable thing is chiefly what I hate; and be the white whale agent, or be the white whale principal, I will wreak that hate upon him. Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if...
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The Body's Upstairs
Two little Soldier Boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one."And Then There Were None"There is no reality where students would gladly say yes when their Philosphy professor...
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The Stone Idol
"That belongs in a museum.""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"Most of the mystery games I play, place an emphasis on the story, and use game mechanics to allow the player to advance in the story. Most...
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Law of the Jungle
「 お前を信じる俺を信じろ」『天元突破グレンラガン』 "Believe in the me who believes in you!""Guren Lagann"Final review of the year, but it's about a great book!Ootoya Takashi was always content being a minor private...
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Turnabout Memories - Part 13
"I have to go over everything that's happened. I have to remember" Another Code R: Journey into Lost MemoriesHere on this blog, it's a tradition to look back at the reviews and other posts that were...
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Secret at Mystic Lake
"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water""Be Water, My Friend"First one of the new year! The one thing I do hate about writing about Japanese translations of Chinese mystery novels is how...
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Requiem of the Golden Witch
The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed, at once, to take its flight from my body; and a more than fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled...
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The Witch Tree Symbol
Deep into that darkness peering"The Raven" Yes, this is an awesome cover. Since Ishioka started writing down his adventures with his roommate Mitarai Kiyoshi, he's been making a name for himself as a...
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The Mummy Case
"Take the Pyramids. Great blocks of useless masonry, put up to minister to the egoism of a despotic bloated king. Think of the sweated masses who toiled to build them and died doing it. It makes me...
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London Particular
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?First game review of the year... I wish it wasn't this game though... Belgian police officer Hercule Poirot is sent on a mission to London to...
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Where's My Mummy?
"Everything lost is meant to be found.""Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life"To be honest, I wasn't really that enthusiastic about writing the previous post, but as it was about Egypt too, I...
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The Red Bull
"Come along, my friend! You want to see the Bull's Head, yes?" "Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars"While this post won't be posted until 2024, I read this book in 2023. I tend to prefer shorter...
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Dread Journey
８時ちょうどのあずさ２号で私は 私は あなたから旅たちます「あずさ２号」（狩人）At eight exactly, taking the Azusa 2I will, I will, depart away from you "Azusa 2" (Karyuudo)Yes, I know, reading a random Nishimura Kyoutarou novel is always...
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Murder by Matchlight
眠れる勇者よ 目覚めろ くすぶるheartに火を付けろ 「くすぶるheartに火を付けろ」(影山ヒロノブ) Wake up, oh sleeping heroLight the fire in your smouldering heart"Light the Fire in Your Smouldering Heart" (Kageyama Hironobu)The title of this...
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Two-Way Murder
"I remember now," she said, "what that German word is. Doppelganger!" "At Bertram's Hotel"I seldom read summaries before reading the actual book, so based on the title, I was actually expecting this to...
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In Search of the Black Rose
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet""Romeo and Juliet"This was the first non-Japanese book review scheduled for this year... until I moved Lindongzhiguan up to the first post of the year....
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Mystery of the Samurai Sword
"For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.""Matthew 26" (New Revised Standard Version) Reading these books does bring back memories as while Spiral was far from the first anime I ever saw,...
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Mr. Monk and the Miracle
Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus"Il nome della rosa"In a way, a game based on this particular book is kinda fitting, as a contextual framing story...A few weeks back, I reviewed Umberto...
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No Thanks, Masked Manx
"I haff tvelve metchsteek.""Fuck you!""Professor Layton And The Perpetual Torment" (Penny Arcade) Man, these Sugimoto Ichibun covers remain gorgeous. And creepy.Ootori Chiyoko was not only a silver...
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