Soji Shimada

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders Soji Shimada

Marc Notes: Originally published: Tokyo: IBC, 2004.; Translated from the Japanese.; Astrologer, fortune-teller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a mystery that has baffled Japan for 40 years. Who murdered the artist Umezawa, raped and killed his daughter, and then chopped up the bodies of six others to create Azoth, the supreme woman?. Biographical Note: Soji Shimada is an author, designer, musician, and astrology writer. He has written over a 100 crime novels since his 1981 debut with "The Tokyo Zodiac Murders." As a pioneer of the Shinhonhaku 'logic mystery' genre he is known in the Japan as the 'God of Mystery'. Translated from the Japanese by Ross and Shika MacKenzie."Review Quotes: 'The great Soji Shimada virtually invented the "logic problem" sub-genre ' -"Guardian" Top 10 Locked Room Mysteries (No. 2) 'Intricately constructed and entertainingly exotic' -"The Japan Times""Publisher Marketing: Astrologer, fortuneteller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a macabre murder mystery that has baffled Japan for 40 years. Who murdered the artist Umezawa, raped and killed his daughter, and then chopped up the bodies of six others to create Azoth, the supreme woman? With maps, charts, and other illustrations, this story of magic and illusion, pieced together like a great stage tragedy, challenges the reader to unravel the mystery before the final curtain. Review Citations:

Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 80 (EAN 9781782271383, Paperback)

Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 60 (EAN 9784925080811, Hardcover)

Library Journal 08/15/2005 (EAN 9784925080811, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Shimada, Soji Soji Shimada is a designer, musician, and astrology writer for a major newspaper. He has written over 100 mystery novels. Contributor Bio:  MacKenzie, Ross Ross MacKenzie received is a lecturer in the Department of Health Professions at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia