The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

Ignites the mind - Huffington Post

Shimada's novel is a classic of the popular Japanese honkaku or "authentic" subgenre of crime fiction, which prioritises tight plots and carefully scattered clues - The National

If you like your crime stories to be bloody and bizarre, then this one may be for you. The winner of several major awards... the solution is one of the most original that I've ever read - Anthony Horowitz

An intricate, compelling, violent, and exciting [read]. Full of hints, it's a budding Sherlock's dream; Shimada encourages the reader to be as much of a detective as his protagonist. - Crime Scene

A wonderful example of excellent plotting and characterization, with a brilliant sense of the mysterious and the bizarre - At the Scene of the Crime

Intricately constructed and entertainingly exotic - Japan Times

Both gory and intelligent - Japan Visitor

An elaborate puzzle that should appeal to the readers of Keigo Higashino. - We Love this Book

Intricate and utterly fascinating - Austcrime

Groundbreaking... Shimada's expansive novel of forensic detection is something entirely original - At the Scene of the Crime

For those who enjoy the whodunit type of crime novel, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders represents a touch of the exotic while at the same time being a fairly straightforward puzzle. - Crime Review

A sprawling, multi-faceted epic... The solution to the mystery is deceptively simple, and yet I can honestly say I have never read one quite like it anywhere else. This book is an unmissable triumph - Tom Mead, Publishers Weekly, 10 Most Puzzling Impossible Crime Mysteries