The Dark Magician (9784805320563)

A brand-new whodunit from Keigo Higashino, bestselling author of The Devotion of Suspect X!

Mayu has just moved back to her hometown to plan her wedding when tragedy strikes. Her father is murdered. Her uncle, Takeshi, a former Las Vegas marquee magician, impulsively decides that he'll catch the culprit himself. Who needs the police? When Mayu's former classmates emerge as the prime suspects, it takes a conjurer's dazzling sleight of hand to unravel this teasing pandemic-period puzzle.

Who's next? The murderer holds the high cards, always one step ahead. But who better to unpack this twisty, turny mystery than a master illusionist? Mayu's naive eyes are about to be opened wide—as she hurtles headlong into a nightmarish narrative with a shocking conclusion!


About the Author:
Keigo Higashino (1958-2026) was one of the most prolific and bestselling novelists in Japan, an electrical engineer turned full-time writer who published 106 books, sold over 100 million copies worldwide, and brought Japanese mystery fiction to readers in 41 countries. He was the winner of the Edogawa Rampo Prize, the Mystery Writers of Japan Prize and the Naoki Prize, and was the first Japanese author nominated for both an Edgar Award in the United States and a Dagger Award in Britain. The Devotion of Suspect X was named one of Time magazine's 100 best mystery and thriller books of all time. His final novel, Eternal Memory, was published posthumously in August 2026. We are honored to have published his work in English. He kept moving forward.

Alexander O. Smith is a leading translator of Japanese literary and popular fiction, including Keigo Higashino's best-selling novels: The Devotion of Suspect X, The Salvation of a Saint, A Midsummer's Equation, Under the Midnight Sun and Malice.