Book Review: The Little Sparrow Murders by Seishi Yokomizo

Japan’s foremost private detective needs a vacation. It’s 1955 and Kosuke Kindaichi wants to go somewhere where he can rest his mind and body in tranquil surroundings, unbothered by any thoughts of crime-solving or mystery. His old friend Inspector Isokawa might have the perfect place for him, though even the inspector has to admit that…