tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post1380892876117429467..comments2024-03-27T06:07:20.345+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: The Adventure of the Comic Book CrusaderHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-71677729995567405802012-05-08T01:46:03.452+02:002012-05-08T01:46:03.452+02:00I'll refrain from making any detailed comments...I'll refrain from making any detailed comments about the solution, for obvious reasons :)Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-33747384132151002732012-05-07T15:32:12.592+02:002012-05-07T15:32:12.592+02:00Your comments on the locked tower has set the cogw...Your comments on the locked tower has set the cogwheels of my brain in motion and it came up with two possible solutions that could fit "highly original" and "definitely unfair," such as the victim having Rapunzel-length hair, which she used as a rope to unknowingly let her killer into the room or the old man "magically" transported between both worlds to commit the murder.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-8467619257435521192012-05-06T08:08:01.435+02:002012-05-06T08:08:01.435+02:00Maybe I should really look for 続・幻影城 in used book ...Maybe I should really look for 続・幻影城 in used book stores ;)mousoukyokuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755066580829504834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-31769070845332033512012-05-06T07:20:10.662+02:002012-05-06T07:20:10.662+02:00It's even more frustrating when you realize th...It's even more frustrating when you realize that most (Japanese) authors refer to both Carr and Rampo when coming up with these locked room lectures, ignoring the fact that locked room murders are just a small part of Rampo's 「類別トリック集成」. There is so much more in that essay to build on!Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-64020325999667768352012-05-06T04:17:53.380+02:002012-05-06T04:17:53.380+02:00I knew Komori was an otaku and still works such as...I knew Komori was an otaku and still works such aspects into his books (like the comiket or bishoujo games), but this is just... well, I get where your bewilderment comes from. Even certain Mephisto award winners create settings that seem more appropriate for a mystery novel while being labeled as such.<br /><br />I also have problems with settings that do not play any role for the central mystery at all. Especially since there are still awesome novels nowadays where the setting plays a vital part in making the mystery/locked room unique.<br /><br />I tend to find those lectures quite interesting, but as you said the locked room topic has been discussed ad nauseam by now. At least I cannot remember one in neo-orthodox works that was actually worth the space it took. I prefer lectures on topics that haven't been done over and over, like 見立て殺人 for example. These lectures can also be great examples of misdirection or hidden clues.mousoukyokuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755066580829504834noreply@blogger.com