Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the Sixteenth Century eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village. Centuries later a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates.

"The award-winning classic murder mystery." -- Cover. First published in Japan as Yatsuhakamura in 1971 by Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo. Series information from Goodreads.com. This title is #3 in the "English translation order" of the series, according to Goodreads. Volume number for the original Japanese order is not given on Goodreads.