The Village of Eight Graves (Paperback)

Deep in the mountains, the village takes its name from a legend: in the sixteenth century eight samurais, who had taken refuge along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a curse down upon their village. Centuries later a mysterious young man arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates. A Japanese crime classic.