The Village of Eight Graves has been described as Seishi Yokomizo's The Hound of the Baskervilles. A fair comparison for several reasons I touch on in today's post...
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Seishi Yokomizo's The Village of Eight Graves is often compared with Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. Though they are quite different stories, there are certainly commonalities. A rural, isolated setting. An appealing outsider who finds themselves pulled into local intrigues which put their own lives in danger. And a curious and bloody local history that informs the modern day crimes...
