Man Who Died Seven Times (format mare)

"A wildly inventive fusion of sci-fi and murder mystery... Think Groundhog Day meets Knives Out, with a clever plot and a snarky lead. It's smart, fast-paced, and seriously hard to put down."
--Dua Lipa's Service 95

 

"A terrifically original book, by turns funny, quirky and diabolical, with film adaptation writ large all over it."
--BookPage (Starred Review)

 

"An ingenious and highly entertaining riff on the themes of time and chance."
--Guardian

 

"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

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

 

"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

"Timeless entertainment... Yasuhiko Nishizawa's 'classic time-loop murder mystery' may be 30 years old, but it has lost none of its clever, comical charm."
--Shelf Awareness

 

"The blend of Agatha Christie and Groundhog Day works a treat."
--The Times

 

"A murder mystery with a fun twist."
--Book Riot

 

"A clever head scratcher of a yarn."
--Crime Time

"Tremendous fun. Nishizawa takes full advantage of his unique premise to build a satisfying and complex mystery... The Man Who Died Seven Times stakes everything on the pleasure of a challenging puzzle--and succeeds."
--Asian Review of Books

 

"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)