The Labyrinth House Murders

Name: The Labyrinth House Murders
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Yukito Ayatsuji
ISBN: 9798331905903

Author: Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong

Narrator: Kaipo Schwab

Unabridged: 7 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/13/2025

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological, International Crime & Mystery, Noir

Synopsis

A twisty and ingenious standalone classic Japanese murder mystery from the author of The Decagon House Murders

Can the brilliant Kiyoshi Shimada solve the mystery of this bizarre house before all those trapped in its labyrinth are dead? Can you guess the solution before he does?

Miyagaki Yōtarō is one of Japan's most famed mystery writers, but several years ago he put down his pen and left the Tokyo literary world for a life of seclusion in the remote Labyrinth House, built by the notorious architect Nakamura Seiji. When four of the country's most exciting up-and-coming crime writers are invited to the house for Yōtarō's birthday party, they are honored to accept. But no sooner have they arrived than they are confronted with a shocking death, then lured into a bizarre, deadly competition with each other . . .

As the competition proceeds, and murder follows murder, the brilliant Kiyoshi Shimada investigates. Can he solve the mystery of the house before all those trapped in its labyrinth are dead? And can you guess the solution before he does?

About Yukito Ayatsuji

Yukito Ayatsuji is a Japanese writer of mystery and horror novels. He is one of the founders of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan, dedicated to the writing of fair play mysteries inspired by the Golden Age greats. In 1992 he won the Mystery Writers of Japan award for his novel The Clock Mansion Murders. The Decagon House Murders was Ayatsuji's debut novel and is the first of his works to be translated into English.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Prasanna on February 24, 2025

Wow, I never knew that one last chapter or just an epilogue could change the direction of the story in such a drastic way. This is my first book from this series and it intrigued me enough to go pick up the second book right away! To be honest, I was very smug that I had figured out the identity of t......more

Goodreads review by Kate on May 30, 2025

The Labyrinth House Murders is the fourth in series for Ayatsuji's detective, Shimada Kiyoshi. All three have involved labyrinthine houses and Labyrinth House is (surprisingly) no different, having been designed by the same architect, Nakamura Seiji. The story, thankfully, is nowhere near as complica......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on March 02, 2025

Author Yukito Ayatsuji took Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, gave it several twists and produced the suspenseful The Decagon House Murders. However, using And Then There Were None yet again with this, the fourth book in his House Murders series, just left me cold. (Goodreads counts it as......more

Goodreads review by Bella Azam on November 24, 2024

What a twisted story! I have always been a fan of classic murder mystery & this book is an ode, a love letter to this type of story, a fascinating story within a story that will engaged you throughout the reading. With its ingenious architecture of a Labyrinth House designed by the illustrious archi......more

Goodreads review by Thốngg on January 09, 2022

U là trời đỉnh quá dạ, xứng đáng 5 sao :))) Án lồng trong án, truyện lồng trong truyện, mà không chỉ là lồng 1 2 lớp thôi đâu ạ @@. Plot twist cũng được chia thành từng lớp lang tương ứng với từng tầng truyện, đọc mà phê hết biết. Sướng hơn nữa là cách tả cảnh của tác giả hay dễ sợ, từ quyển Thủy Xa Qu......more