Murder in the Crooked House

by Shimada, Soji | Japan
Published 26/03/2026 by PUSHKIN PRESS (Pushkin Vertigo) in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 352 pages
197 x 129 x 23mm | 262g

'A tour de force' Sunday Times

'Will thrill fans of Golden Age puzzle mysteries' Publishers Weekly

The Crooked House sits on a snowbound cliff at the remote northern tip of Japan, a maze of sloping floors and strange staircases, full of bloodcurdling masks and uncanny dolls. When a guest is found murdered in seemingly impossible circumstances, the police are unable to solve the puzzle, and more bizarre deaths follow.

Enter Kiyoshi Mitarai, the renowned sleuth. Surely if anyone can crack these cryptic murders it is him. But you have all the clues too - can you solve the mystery of the murders in the Crooked House before he does?