2 MURDER MYSTERIES :: Famous Japanese Detective Fiction :: Locked Room Mystery

I hope you enjoy this relaxed discussion of two of my favourite murder mystery novels by famous Japanese authors Yokomizo and Higashino. TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro - Murder Mysteries 01:20 Newcomer by Keigo Higashino 02:50 The Devotion of Suspect X 04:30 back to Newcomer 08:55 Verdict 09:12 Second book: The Honjin Murders 10:00 Background to this novel 12:12 Two other novels by Seishi Yokomizo 13:00 Minor, dated stylistic choices 14:34 Locked Room mysteries 15:30 Reading beginning of ch. 1 19:30 Classics of Locked Room mysteries 20:30 Back to the beginning 22:05 Ch. 10 - A Conversation about Detective Novels 23:45 Ch. 8 - Description of amateur sleuth Kindaichi 27:07 Appeal of old-fashioned story-telling 27:55 Verdict 28:15 Wrap-up - Happy Holidays! 28:50 Outro The books discussed in this video are for an adult audience. My video is therefore NOT suitable for children as per the COPPA legislation. #books #detectivefiction #murdermystery