Edogawa Ranpo's Mystery Storehouse Volume Two

A student discovers a terrible secret in Nagasaki's Chinatown...

A cruel acrobat gets his grisly comeuppance...

A Shakespearean actor takes his role a little too seriously...

From Japan's golden age of detective, mystery and horror fiction come six classic spine-tingling tales:

Lady Huáng’s Hand by Ōizumi Kokuseki (1924)

The Hokkaido Tour by Kusuda Kyōsuke (1956)

Slugs by Ōshita Udaru (1929)

Mob Justice by Ōtsubo Sunao (1950)

The Room Above the Barbershop by Nishio Tadashi (1935)

Hamlet in Karuizawa by Hisao Jūran (1946)

All the writers featured in this anthology were contemporaries of Japan's master of the macabre, Edogawa Ranpo, who kept a vast book collection in an old storehouse on the grounds of his property in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

The stories presented here, in English for the first time, will have lain hidden for decades in the darkness among those dusty volumes, waiting patiently for another chance to be heard.

The physical version of this book is printed in the “bunkobon” format. This is Japan’s most commonly used paperback size (105×148mm or 4.1"×5.8"). Bunkobon books are designed to be small enough to fit into the reader’s pocket, making them perfect for commuters. A book you can easily take with you wherever you go. We hope you enjoy reading it.