The 8 Mansion Murders Mysteries Ahoy 2018_5_16
Whilst I was startled to learn the reviewer had cracked the first puzzle early on, I was most appreciative of his review and thoroughly agree that this would be a very good starting point for those starting to learn about the amazing Golden Age renaissance which started in Japan in the late 80s. Fair-play combined with audacious plots is the hallmark of this branch of detective fiction, which injected a very welcome shot in the arm to the genre.
I would nevertheless be amazed if he solved the second impossible crossbow murder, which I believe to be one of the cleverest and most original ever conceived.
Thank you for writing about and linking to my review! You are quite correct to suppose that while I may have caught onto how the first murder was committed, the second eluded me and I found the solution to it to be ingenious. It is that highly inventive second crime that I think really makes this book stand out as one of the most enjoyable I have read yet this year.