Have you read… Japanese crime fiction?

Have You Read… is Matthew’s attempt to hijack a more established RPS feature because he couldn’t think of another idea for this supporter post. You get one, on this day, and never have to worry about it again. Phew.

One of the best games I played last year wasn’t even a game, but a book. Murder in the Crooked House is a Japanese murder mystery by Soji Shimada, often referred to as the ‘God of Mystery’. As nicknames go, that’s pretty enviable. As books go, his are fairly interactive, clearly acknowledging that a game is being played between him and you. There always comes a point in his stories where he issues the ‘Challenge to the reader’, breaking the fourth wall with a simple message: ‘The clues are all there. Can you solve the case?’ The answer, in my case, is inevitably no.

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