What starts out as a week-long treasure hunting lark on an isolated island for three students who belong to a mystery club at school devolves into a real life murder mystery as guests on the island are killed. A storm prevents rescue and the elder of the students sets out to solve the murders. An enjoyable golden-age-type murder mystery, written (or translated from the Japanese) in a breezy manner. It has all the elements of the classic tale: a locked room, a map of the island, a diagram of the locked room, charts that help solve the treasure hunt, and a list of characters, which is very helpful if you are not familiar with Japanese names.

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