A Game of Cat and Killer
"Think Agatha Christie with claws" A.J. Finn
$32.03
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
The first novel in one of the most beloved crime series of all time - more than 30 million copies of the Mikeneko Holmes books sold in Japan
Detective Yoshitaro Katayama is afraid of many things: heights, dark spaces, blood and … women.
When a young female student is found murdered, he’s given two choices - review the harrowing crime-scene photographs or head to Hagoromo Women’s College to investigate - and reluctantly opts for the latter.
But the murders don’t stop, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529451887 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529451884 |
| Author: | Jiro Akagawa |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
| Series: | The Casebooks of Mikeneko Holmes |
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Critics Review
This sophisticated series debut packs the offbeat winsomeness of The Thursday Murder Club, the exotic charm of a travelogue, the animal magnetism of Remarkably Bright Creatures, and the odd-couple appeal of your favorite buddy-cop TV drama… but most and best of all, A Game of Cat and Killer is F-U-N - high-spirited, big-hearted, and splendidly light on its four feet. Think Agatha Christie with claws. – A.J. Finn
About The Author
Jiro Akagawa
Jiro Akagawa is one of Japan’s most prolific and celebrated mystery writers. In a career that spans several decades, he has sold more than 330 million copies of his books and won many prestigious awards, including the Japan Mystery Literature Award and the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature. Many of his books have been adapted for film and TV, including his beloved Mikeneko Holmes series, which recounts the adventures of a detective and his adopted cat.
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