House of Crooked Walls
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Japan, Christmas 1983. Kozaburo Hamamoto, a wealthy industrialist, has gathered friends and acquaintances at his mansion. The guests are amazed by his house - a bizarre construction with many rooms, sloping floors and staircases leading to unknown places, with a "falling" high tower, reminiscent of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. They all marvel at the owner's imagination and prepare to celebrate Christmas.
But their expectations are not destined to come true. Because on Christmas Eve there is a murder in the house. The chauffeur of one of the invitees is stabbed to death. The police are called to the scene and are completely confused. After all, the murder could not have been committed - all the circumstances and conditions are against it. And no one has a motive...
While the inspector and his assistants are racking their brains and the guests are in a state of prostration, there is a second murder in the house, even more unbelievable. Having contacted their superiors, the stunned policemen learn that a man capable of finding the culprit is on his way to them. That he is Kiyoshi Mitarai, an astrologer and fortune-teller from Tokyo. And that he is the only one capable of solving this mind-boggling puzzle.....
You'll have all the clues you need. But can you find the clue before the detectives do?
But their expectations are not destined to come true. Because on Christmas Eve there is a murder in the house. The chauffeur of one of the invitees is stabbed to death. The police are called to the scene and are completely confused. After all, the murder could not have been committed - all the circumstances and conditions are against it. And no one has a motive...
While the inspector and his assistants are racking their brains and the guests are in a state of prostration, there is a second murder in the house, even more unbelievable. Having contacted their superiors, the stunned policemen learn that a man capable of finding the culprit is on his way to them. That he is Kiyoshi Mitarai, an astrologer and fortune-teller from Tokyo. And that he is the only one capable of solving this mind-boggling puzzle.....
You'll have all the clues you need. But can you find the clue before the detectives do?
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