Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Death on Gokumon Island is another mystery in the Kosuke Kindachi series by Seishi Yokomizo. It is set just after World War 2 on an isolated island in the Inland Sea. Detective Kindachi is headed to the island to tell the Kito family that their son and heir, Chimata, passed away due to illness on the ship that was bringing them back to Japan. Chimata had told Kindachi that he was afraid that his three sisters would be murdered after his own death.

Gokumon island is a fishing community, and the Kito family controls most of the fishing trade. There is also a branch of the Kito family which runs their own trade separately from the main family. There are a series of murders on the island after Kindachi arrives, and there are many suspects, including Kindachi himself. That’s about all I can say without spoiling the mystery.

This is another well-written mystery by the author. There are plenty of clues to the mystery, but some are red herrings. It kept me guessing, right up until the murders were solved. I highly recommend this book.