
Still, it’s a relief to know that the series doesn’t need to always up the body count to deliver a good story. What’s pretty interesting is that this has one of the lowest body counts in any Kindaichi Case File so far (and I’m PRETTY sure it takes the crown to this point), but the story is perfectly bonkers and full of the crazy dramatics I’m here for.

Luckily Kindaichi has a good head on his shoulders. Turns out, it’s actually a cracking good Kindaichi case.ĭetective Kenmochi hauls Kindaichi and Miyuki off to a backwater Japanese village (look, they’re all superstitious as all get out so they earn the designation - they even form an angry mob at one point!) to help an old friend of his and mayhem ensues.

This was a welcome surprise - I remember not liking this story last time I read it (probably because of the inclusion of the one billionth mysterious masked stranger in 9 books ).
