r/bookclub • u/miriel41 Doubts Fantasy | 🎃🧠🥈 • Jul 24 '26

House murders series [Schedule] The Clock House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (House Murders #4)

Hello detectives! We're going to read The Clock House Murders in August.

Summary:

The remote Clock House is filled with priceless timepieces from across the world. It is also rumoured to be haunted by the spirit of a dead girl. A team of ghosthunters visit the mansion to investigate, but their stay has barely begun when one of them is gruesomely murdered, and the survivors realize that they are trapped inside the house with a killer…

As the murderer’s bloody spree continues, the team are picked off one by one. Can the brilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi crack the enigma of the Clock House before all those inside have been slain? And can you guess the solution before he does?

You can find the discussions of the other books in the series here:

Schedule:

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Marginalia:

Find the series Marginalia here.

Book Club Bingo:

  • Prize Winner
  • Mystery/Thriller
  • Translated Work
  • Bonus Book
  • POC Author
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u/sunnydaze7777777 Flair Master 🐉 Jul 24 '26

Fun! I will be there. Just a little late. I won’t be starting until Sept. sounds fun!

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u/lazylittlelady Poetry Patron Aug 16 '26

Same! Just got my copy so I’ll be there late too

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u/Relevant-Month-4845 Aug 08 '26

Just borrowed the book, my first try on this site.

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u/miriel41 Doubts Fantasy | 🎃🧠🥈 Aug 08 '26

Welcome to the group!

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u/nwpachyderm Aug 11 '26

Hi! Trying to catch up and reading The Decagon House Murders. Can anyone clue me in to how to interpret the naming convention for place names in this translation? I’m reading and there’s things like J-island and O-city. Is this a problem with my ebook or is this how it’s supposed to be? And if so, how do I fill in the blank(s) (or am I even supposed to?)

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u/forawish Aug 12 '26

It's just a detective fiction convention to make them seem like real anonymous places. If you're curious there's more info here.

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u/nwpachyderm Aug 12 '26

Thank you!