Firstly, to warn those who wish to avoid being spoiled to handle this with caution (I would also suggest not looking at the table of contents too closely for much the same reason). I wanted to draw readers’ attention to this for a few reasons. Rather unfortunately the blurb to the English-language translation from Kurodahan Press tells the prospective reader exactly what that is, hence why I felt the need to provide a plot summary of my own.
Gold Mask is a novel that is constructed around a surprising reveal that occurs about two thirds of the way into the story. On several occasions the Gold Mask is seen committing audacious thefts and is cornered only to miraculously disappear, baffling the police and striking fear into the public’s imagination.īefore I start to discuss this book I feel I ought to reiterate a warning I provided in the book details section of this post. Plot Summaryĭetective Akechi Kogorō is called upon to investigate a crime spree orchestrated by a figure seen wearing a golden mask and cloak. Instead of reproducing that blurb, as I would usually do, I have opted to provide my own below. The actual blurb to the Kurodahan Press translation contains a very significant spoiler about a key plot point from this story. Originally published from 1930-31 in King magazine as 黄金仮面Įnglish translation first published in 2019
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