I started with the second book, and it didn't feel like I've missed anything by not reading the books in order. This looks to be an older series that is slowly being translated into English, and I'm definitely going to keep reading. It was definitely enlightening and interesting, but also a little odd at times. For sure their culture is more hierarchical and formal, so I'd sometimes find myself startled by the reasons people would take offense or the things they'd say. This is a translation from Japanese, and so there's a lot of Japanese cultures and norms in here. It all builds up to a solution that is so unusual and unique, that even though all the clues are there, there's no way I could've foreseen it. At no point did I figure out anything, which was great fun. Having read a lot of mysteries, more often than not, I'll start to get an inkling of what's going on, but not with this book. The investigation and the subsequent events are all very entertaining and kept me guessing. The police are called, but they are soon stumped. When a guest is found murdered in a locked room, it is only the beginning of a bizarre string of occurrences. The eccentric and wealthy owner Kozaburo gathers a small group of friends and acquaintances to celebrate the holidays. Murder in the Crooked House sets the scene in the snowy northern tip of Japan, in a maze-like house with slanted floors and strange staircases, full of unnerving masks and dolls.
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