Lessons from My Grandfather, the Master Detective

A bestselling Japanese Thursday Murder Club, taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin

“Before the Coffee Gets Cold meets Agatha Christie.” —Ellery Adams, New York Times bestselling author of The Secret, Book & Scone Society

“[A] a tender exploration of family dynamics.” —New York Times Book Review

Grandfather is back on the case.

Kaede and Grandfather solve all manner of mysteries, only to find themselves once again entangled in a case of their own.

Through a series of new and thrilling cases, our dynamic detective duo attempt to uncover people’s secrets using the power of imaginative storytelling. One moment they are investigating the disappearance of a Santa Claus; the next, a mysterious series of suicides.

Yet inexplicable events are also mounting in their own private lives, and an old adversary has resurfaced. Can grandfather and granddaughter solve the riddles the world places before them—and keep themselves safe in the process?

The major Japanese bestseller returns for a second installment steeped in references to classic crime from Christie to Chesterton to Poe, Lessons from My Grandfather, the Master Detective playfully nods to forebears of the genre, while also carrying the light-hearted, escapist hallmarks of cozy crime books that capture readers’ imaginations.