Death on Gokumon Island

Death on Gokumon IslandAuthor: Yokomizo, Seishi Japan Published on 30 June 2022 by Pushkin Press in the United Kingdom. Paperback 320 pages 129 x 196 x 27 280g Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news the son of one of the island's most important families has died, on a troop transport ship bringing him back home after the Second World War. But Kindaichi has not come merely as a messenger with his last words, the dying man warned that his

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for fans of Boy at the Back of the Class

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it becomes clear that the locals are hiding a secret - one they'll die to protect

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Arranged by theme – from drawings of humble harvesters to beautifully rendered depictions of landscape

A captivating visual portrayal of each figure helps crystallize these beings in readers' imaginations