My Grandfather, the Master Detective
Masateru Konishi
Translated by Louise Heal Kawai
13 November 2025Imprint: Macmillan
Synopsis
There used to be a cafe called Mon Cheri at Nishi Waseda where members of the Waseda Mystery Club spent day after day frothing in excitement over the latest mystery novels, and now he and Kaede solve mysteries together . . .
As a lover of classic crime stories, it’s perhaps no surprise that twenty-seven-year-old schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more...
Details
13 November 2025352 pages
9781035037681Imprint: Macmillan
Reviews
The author nails the endingNozomi Ohmori, Judge of the 'This Mystery is Amazing!' Prize
Sure to please the mystery buff in us all, with nods to classic mysteries. A variation of Deaver’s
Fumiro Kayama, Judge of the 'This Mystery is Amazing!' Prize
Lincoln Rhyme.
The characters are appealing. Their conversations sparkle! . . . Masateru Konishi will write appealing
Asayo Takii, Judge of the 'This Mystery is Amazing!' Prize
stories for years to come . . .
