August book selection: The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

In a return to the classic Golden Age locked-room mystery, this 1988 book by Japanese author Yukito Ayatsuji is a follow-up to his acclaimed 1987 debut, "The Decagon House Murders".

Goodreads summary
Ever since a horrific car accident, Fujinuma Kiichi has lived a reclusive existence in the remote Mill House, his scarred face hidden behind a rubber mask. Then one stormy night the tranquility of his retreat is shattered by gruesome murder, a baffling disappearance and the theft of a priceless painting.

The brilliant Shimada Kiyoshi arrives on the scene, but as he investigates the seemingly impossible events of that evening, death strikes again, and again...

Can Shimada get to the truth before the killer gets to him? And can you solve the mystery of the Mill House Murders before he does?