Kindaichi Case Files
Kindaichi Case Files, Les Enquêtes de Kindaichi, 소년탐정 김전일, 金田一少年之事件簿
Kinda'ichi Case Files (金田一少年の事件簿 Kinda'ichi Shōnen no Jikenbo) is a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kinda'ichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kinda'ichi. They are written by Yozaburo Kanari or Seimaru Amagi (depending on series) and illustrated by Fumiya Sato. In 1995, the manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen. The collected stories are published in English by Tokyopop with the title The Kinda'ichi Case Files.
Kindaichi mysteries are whodunnit stories featuring (usually multiple) gruesome murders, often with a supernatural tinge. They are typically of the style of John Dickson Carr, and frequently feature a locked room mystery or other seemingly "impossible" crimes, such as a murder occurring when all surviving suspects have (apparently) airtight alibis.
(Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, s.v. "Kindaichi Case Files")




