The Murder on P Hill

Sakaguchi has been in London only three months when his quiet uncle abruptly disappears, leaving a cryptic note. At the home of an old family friend, a frightened daughter wonders about the letters her mother keeps hidden. A telephone call, an unexpected hotel visit, and the cries of a parrot draw the young visitor into a dangerous mystery.

When a man is shot on Parliament Hill, appearances point toward someone Sakaguchi cannot bear to suspect. A confession seems to close the case, but the positions of the paths, a fragment of remembered conversation, and a chance encounter suggest that loyalty may have concealed a different truth.

First published in 1923, Matsumoto Tai’s London detective story combines family feeling with blackmail, pursuit, and observation. This complete English translation retains the seven-part narrative and its final explanation. Notes clarify names, masked locations, period expressions, and conflicting accounts without supplying an invented solution. AI-assisted translation.