The Decagon House Murders (Part 1)

About this episode

The hosts discuss the inspirations behind Ace Attorney and delve into the themes of The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji.

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Ahh, feels good to sink back into some comfortable pajamas, sit back, and read a book about the dark sin underpinning all of society as several classmates slowly unravel their friendships and turn against one another in a horrible murder plot! That's built on top of an earlier murder plot! We dive into The Decagon House Murders, the iconic novel from Yukito Ayatsuji that ushered in the era of shin honkaku mysteries! We debate the possible motives and killers, lounge around with Shimada and Kawaminami as they investigate, and discuss the possibility of our own murder mystery island vacation one day. It's got the juice, folks! NEXT TIME: The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (rest of book) Follow us online: aceattorney.bsky / aceattorneypod.tumblr.com / updatedautopsy.report Watch Ben, Dessy, & Iro's Let's Plays of the series on YouTube here! Want a shirt? Check out our store here! Ben: yotsuben.bsky Dessy: dessy.bsky Rose: rosenonsense.bsky Tiago: tiagotime.bsky / linktr.ee

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Tiago, Rose

Topics covered

• Ace Attorney
• murder mystery
• shin honkaku mysteries
• friendship
• investigation
• literature

Keywords

• Ace Attorney
• The Decagon House Murders
• Yukito Ayatsuji
• murder plot
• shin honkaku mysteries
• friendship
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Decagon House Murders

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