Murder in the Crooked House by Sōji Shimada, Louise Heal Kawai (Translator) Not to mention the bald

Not to mention the bald doctors who always turn up at the scene of a death

but the fate of the entire world

sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world

The secret to staying cool is easy: it’s called mindfulness—and this book gives kids fun activities to practice it on their own

winner of the YA Book Prize

Murder in the Crooked House by Sōji Shimada, Louise Heal Kawai (Translator) Not to mention the baldThe Crooked House sits on a snowbound cliff at the remote northern tip of Japan. A curious place to build a house, but even more curious is the house itself a maze of sloping floors and strange staircases, full of bloodcurdling masks and uncanny dolls. When a guest is found murdered in seemingly impossible circumstances, the police are called. But they are unable to solve the puzzle, and more bizarre deaths follow. Enter Kiyoshi Mitarai, the renowned