"First published in Japan in 1973 by Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo"--Title page verso
"The award-winning classic murder mystery"--Cover
In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour - it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions about the Ichiyanagis around the village
