My translation of classic Kindaichi Kosuke mystery Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku (Translated as The Devil's Flute Murders) is done and off to the editors! It's scheduled to come out from Pushkin Vertigo Press June 29, 2023. This was an absolute joy to translate, though I worry…
Continue reading...The Stars Were Right by K.M. Alexander My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Stars Were Right by K. M. Alexander Reviewed of a TBRindr copy from the author. This is a noirish murder mystery in a post-Lovecraftian apocalypse city, when "the stars aligned" and…
Continue reading...The Resurrection Fireplace by Hiroko Minagawa My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Resurrection Fireplace by Hiroko Minagawa, Translation by Matt Trayvaud In 18th Century London, a group of anatomy students and their professor get caught up in murder, fraud, and confusion as deception piles…
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