Mitarai Kiyoshi Series

Sōji Shimada

In this intricate locked-room mystery, a reclusive artist's bizarre will sets off a chain of gruesome murders across Tokyo. The artist, obsessed with the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, bequeaths his fortune to whoever can collect the seven women who embody each sign. As the body count rises and the killer's macabre plan unfolds, a brilliant detective must race against time to decipher the cryptic clues and unmask the murderer before the final sign is claimed. Sōji Shimada masterfully weaves a complex puzzle filled with misdirection and shocking twists, cementing his reputation as a master of the Golden Age of Japanese mystery.