Mitsuda Madoy's Mystery Translations

  Murder in the Age of Locked Room Mania - The Solitary Island in the Distant Sea and the Seven Tricks is... honestly, I have a hard time thinking of what to put here, because it's very much the same book as it's predecessor . Same fast pace, same sense of humor, and, of course, same love of physical tricks. If you're on this blog, you probably understand the concept already, so just decide whether or not you want to read it, already.   Download the entire book...   AS A PDF   AS AN EPUB Or read online below  Intro (Title page and cast of characters)   Prologue: Three Years and Four Months After Japan's First Locked Room Murder Chapter 1: The Locked Room Trick Game   Chapter 2: The Living Locked Room Library Chapter 3: Locked Room Breaking At Your Service   Chapter 4: Too Many Locked Rooms Chapter 5: Unraveling the Main Trick   Chapter 6: The Seventh Locked Room Chapter 7: The Truth Behind the Tragedy of Wire Mesh Island   Epilogue: Our...

The first Sunday after my return from Wire Mesh Island, I woke up in the afternoon and went downstairs to find Yozuki, who had apparently come over to visit, rummaging through my fridge. Then, she turned around and said “Kasumi, what a surprise!” “There's eclairs in the fridge.” ...So? “...There's eclairs in the fridge.” “...So?” “I'm gonna have to eat them now.” “They were in the refrigerator in someone else's house.” “Kasumi,” Yozuki said with a deathly serious face. “Is there a law against eating eclairs from other people's houses?” “Yes.” Probably. “Well it's probably not written out in writing anywhere. So I'm going to eat them.” Yozuki declared that and started eating the eclairs. Then she handed one to me and said “You want one, Kasumi?” I put the eclair in my mouth and headed to the living room, where I sat on the couch and turned on the TV. The news was on. The mass murder at Wire Mesh Island was still on the news, and ...

Mitsumura returned to the security room and led us all from the mansion. “Why are we going outside?” I asked. “It's more convenient this way,” was all she said as she continued down the paved road. We arrived at the coast. Sotodomari was there, making another bonfire. She noticed us and came over. “Is something happening? Everyone is moving as a group.” “We know who the culprit is,” Mitsumura said. “So I'm going to solve the case. Would you like to come with us, Sotodomari?” When she heard that, Sotodomari's lips formed a sly grin. “Oh, how fascinating,” she said, turning to Mitsumura with eyes that held a challenge. “Then let's go see the answer you've come to.” Thus, the six of us gathered on the beach: Mitsumura, myself, Yozuki, Ms. Chiyori, Ms. Hitsujiko, and Sotodomari. Everyone except Dr. Iori was there. Should we call her too? Just as I thought that, I looked over and just so happened to see her milling around. I beckoned her over, and after...