tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post8966238160696115512..comments2024-03-29T00:31:02.713+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: The Sign of FourHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-62457409710945757142010-02-28T09:32:07.661+01:002010-02-28T09:32:07.661+01:00I'm a little bit surprised to read that The Ey...I'm a little bit surprised to read that The Eye of Osiris wasn't published in Japan until the 1950s. I thought I had unearthed a transitional fossil in the evolution of the Japanese detective story, but then again, as you said, there were probably early Japanese writers like Rampo who were aware of this book. There is one thing I never understood though – why was the obvious resemblance between the scattered body parts and the Osiris myth never mentioned? That would've really made the book a proto-Japanese-detective story! <br /><br />The Lady in the Lake was the first detective I read this year and it was great to see Chandler, despite all his criticism, put together a story with a very traditional plot. If you like this combination of hardboiled storytelling and orthodox plotting, I can recommend Ross MacDonald's The Far Side of the Dollar.TomCatnoreply@blogger.com