THE BOOK OF THE TOP 10 JAPANESE DETECTIVES OF ALL TIMETHE WORK THAT STORED THE WORLDWIDE HONKAKU DETECTIVE BOOMA secluded island where a mysterious massacre took place six months ago. A small piece of land with elaborate buildings - the creations of the strange owner of these places, Seiji Nakamura, among others who died in that brutal massacre. Rumor has it that his ghost still wanders there in the dark ... Is there a more suitable place in the world for members of the student detective club who love such secrets? The mystery they are about to face is not one of the armchair puzzles they are accustomed to: unknowingly, amateur detectives have taken something precious from the late Nakamura, and now someone is out for retribution...According to the canons of the honkaku genre, we know from the very beginning that these characters are destined to die. And in the course of action we will learn everything that will help us compete on equal terms in the desperate search for the killer with his future victims. And with an incredible detective whose name is Kiyoshi Shimada...Yukito Ayatsuji is the first and favorite student of the "God of Mystery" Soji Shimada, the genius of modern Japanese logical detective honkaku. Here is what Shimada wrote about his protege: “I tried to put an end to the oblivion of honkaku with my own modest efforts, the novels “Tokyo Zodiac” and “House of Crooked Walls. The ice started to move slightly, but, unfortunately, it was not immediately possible to find worthy followers in this matter. And so, in 1987, the detective writer I had been waiting for appeared. I immediately felt the importance of Ayatsuji's work, so I supported his debut with all my might." Like his sensei, Ayatsuji is an icon of the honkaku genre. He is one of the most prominent members of the legendary student detective club in Kyoto and is the founding father of the Japan Honkaku Authors Club. Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award.