It consists of a dialogue between A man and a women. It’s quiet disturbing and makes you really wonder how the ending was possible. It goes so far so how the effect taking care of an invalid has on both the caretaker and the patient. One of the best mysteries I have ever read It’s so logical in how it unfolds and yet, still manages to make you giddy when you see how evidence and results are used by the detective.
Ranpo goes so far as to show how the perpetrator manages to evade these tests. It’s fantastic how forensic and psychological tests are utilized in this story. I have never ever encountered this in any mystery books, even modern ones.
This is something completely original in regards to mystery. It leaves you wondering on what was true and what was false. The way the chair was described made you squirm in the very chair you sat in to read this novel. Most are from the perspective of the perpetrator and some are thrillers that leave you wondering on what you just read.Ī very interesting way to creep you out. Not all these stories are a ‘who done i?’ story. He was influenced by infamous writers Edgar Allen Poe, Agatha Christie, and Sherlock Holmes and managed to create new stories that were infused in Japanese culture. Imagine becoming so famous in writing mysteries that you earn an award in your name that, till this day, is seen as a prestigious award to win for the mystery/thriller genre.Įdogawa Ranpo was this man.
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