Murder in the Crooked House

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Kozaburo Hamamoto (68) — owner of the Ice Floe Mansion and President of Hama Diesel

Eiko Hamamoto (23) — Kozaburo’s daughter

Kohei Hayakawa (50) — live-in butler and chauffeur

Chikako Hayakawa (44) — Kohei’s wife, live-in housekeeper

Haruo Kajiwara (27) — live-in chef

Eikichi Kikuoka (65) — President of Kikuoka Bearings

Kumi Aikura (22) — Mr Kikuoka’s secretary and mistress

Kazuya Ueda (30) — Mr Kikuoka’s chauffeur

Michio Kanai (47) — executive at Kikuoka Bearings

Hatsue Kanai (38) — Michio’s wife

Shun Sasaki (26) — student at Jikei University School of Medicine

Masaki Togai (24) — Tokyo University student

Yoshihiko Hamamoto (19) — Keio University student, grandson of Kozaburo Hamamoto’s brother

Saburo Ushikoshi — Detective Chief Inspector, Sapporo City Police Headquarters

Ozaki — Detective Sergeant, Sapporo City Police Headquarters

Okuma — Detective Inspector, Wakkanai Police Station

Anan — Constable, Wakkanai Police Station

Kiyoshi Mitarai — fortune teller, psychic and self-styled detective

Kazumi Ishioka — Mitarai’s friend