![]() The local police have several suspects but are baffled as to how it could have happened. The bride and groom have obviously been murdered (the weapon found outside some distance from the locked building shows it wasn’t suicide) but it is impossible to see how the murderer could have left without being seen and without leaving any trace in the snow. ![]() It has been snowing earlier, and while in walking around the annexe, they have already found a bloody katana thrust into the snow and have noted that the snow on the ground is completely unmarred by footprints. Inside they find the dead bodies of the bride and groom, and no one else. ![]() Several walk fully around the annexe seeking a way in and eventually use an axe to break through a locked shutter. Everyone rushes outside to the annexe only to find the door to the annexe locked. The screams are followed by the sound of a kobo (a traditional Japanese musical instrument) being played. On their wedding night, long after everyone has gone to bed, the household is suddenly woken by screams coming from the annexe where the newlyweds are spending the night. The eldest son of the Ichiyanagi family marries a beautiful and intelligent young woman. ![]() This is a fantastic mystery that is immediately engaging and stays engaging right to the end, making it a very quick read. ![]()
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