One novel from this country begins with the locked-room murder of an artist working on a series of Zodiac-related paintings; the solution is that the bodies of five women have been mutilated to seem like six.
One novel from this country begins with the locked-room murder of an artist working on a series of Zodiac-related paintings; the solution is that the bodies of five women have been mutilated to seem like six. A fictional detective from here, whose enemies include Black Lizard and the Fiend with Twenty Faces, first appeared in The D Slope Murder Case. That detective was created by an author whose pseudonym is a play on "Edgar Allan Poe". Another author from this country wrote the Mike Oldfield-inspired novella Moonlight Shadow, which is often published with her breakout novel, Kitchen. This country is the home of the "I-novel" genre, practitioners of which include the author of "Run, Melos!" and The Setting Sun. Yet another work from this country describes Avalon Coldmoon's courtship of Opula Goldfield, as well as the annoying Waverhouse, through the eyes of the Sneaze family's pet feline. For 10 points, name this nation that produced I Am A Cat author Natsume Soseki.
One novel from this country begins with the locked-room murder of an artist working on a series of Zodiac-related paintings; the solution is that the bodies of five women have been mutilated to seem like six.
Japan [accept Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku] [other things mentioned in the tossup include: Soji Shimada's Tokyo Zodiac Murders; Edogawa Rampo, the creator of Kogoro Akechi; Banana Yoshimoto; Osamu Dazai]