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‘Murder and time travel collide’ Publishers Weekly

In the middle of the family New Year’s gathering at his home, Grandfather Fuchigami is murdered. But not for the last time.

For his grandson, Hisataro, has fallen into a mysterious time-loop, in which he must relive the same day again and again.

Every morning after his grandfather’s death, Hisataro wakes up with a chance to find the culprit and prevent the murder. But day after day he fails, despite stumbling across clues aplenty in the shape of secret plots, illicit love affairs and jealous rivalries.

With an extremely large inheritance up for grabs, everyone is a suspect – and Hisataro is beginning to wish he could leave this day behind…

Publisher Review

“Murder and time travel collide in Nishizawa’s charming English-language debut… Nishizawa stitches elements from Clue, Groundhog Day, and Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold into a mischievous tale that stands on its own two feet. This lighthearted whodunit will please anyone who likes their murder mysteries with a dash of whimsy”
-Publishers Weekly

“A fresh and clever whodunit with an engaging twist.”
-Kirkus Reviews

“Nishizawa mixes Groundhog Day with a classic locked-room mystery. For fans of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and those who enjoy some speculative elements in their crime fiction.”
-Library Journal

“A murder mystery take on Groundhog Day… A metaphysical masterpiece that never hesitates to show both humor and heart”
-CrimeReads

“A murder mystery with a fun twist”
-Book Riot

“Yasuhiko Nishizawa’s The Man Who Died Seven Times uses the device of a time-loop in order to provide differing perspectives on the same events, and thus offer a new approach to the dramas of a family gathering… An arresting and interesting story that depends on a plot-device that will both please many and irritate others.”
-The Critic (UK)

“Tricksy, time-switching entertainment. On steroids”
-Herald (Scotland)

“This brilliantly intricate mystery has it all: a family gathering, a country house, the murder of a patriarch and a fortune to inherit… Hugely entertaining and satisfyingly twisty”
-Daily Mail (UK)

“Nishizawa’s imaginative mystery blends science fiction and classic detective tropes in a gripping tale… A genre-bending take on modern crime fiction”
-The Arts Shelf (UK)