Even though this book won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, it is hard to classify it as “mystery”. It is a fast pace thriller/adventure with a good dose of violence and suspense. I personally enjoyed it much more than I expected.
Genre: Adventure
Though 天山を越えて won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, it belongs more to the adventure genre than the mystery genre, and it was a bit of a disappointment to me.
When the Ryusui maru run aground in Pearl and Hermes Atoll in 1899, its 16 crew members had to find a way to survive on a small deserted island.