This just radiates “Made-up murder mystery game you play with your sibling” as kids and it’s so refreshing! Feels so fun and authentic. If this is a series you will be getting into more, I’d love to see it! It’s a great way to open up a murder mystery novel. 😄
@emmiereads question what happen with review video of Ann Rice vampire chronicles series the book the vampire lestat where is it and do you know a date when that video is coming out?
Cool to see a different mystery writer being tackled. With Agatha Christie, it's obvious Poirot was always secretly the murderer and his true skill was finding mentally unstable people to take the blame. "Oh no I just happened to be right beside my 42nd murder this year, I must eh...solve it"
Gotta say when I first saw the beginning of the video I got intrigued by the events of the story and how it's explained and presented, kudos to you! 🙌 So I stopped the video and wanted to try my attempt on solving it, and immediately went over it in the span of 2 days 😅 and I went back to enjoy watching the full video. And may I just say, thank you so much for this amazing episode 😊 & for taking on solving this novel as it was an enjoyably unpredictable read 🙏💙
Ben rolling up the maps and you just plucking them out of his hand and smoothing them out is the absolute funniest thing in this whole video, don't ask me why😅😅
I love these videos! While in Japan, you could try and solve the Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada. There's literally a point in the book where the author explicitly tells you that you now have everything you need to solve the crime.
Oh wow! This is my favorite mystery series of all time. Mill House is better than the Decagon House IMO but both are worth reading. Alas, the next translation in in the riddle house books (The Labyrinth House Murders) isn't coming out until October 10th. Mill House came out in May of 2023 so that is a 17 month (!!) gap between books. So they finished Decagon House in 2015, and only then decided to continue once it sold well. But there are 9 murder house books (homes all built by the same mysterious Nakamura Seiji). Two books are finished leaving 7 more books, or in other words 7 more translations. I get translating is hard, but seeing as all these houses are connected I've been theorizing that all the mysteries are somehow related. But to get there we are averaging a 17 month wait per book (one year and five months). 17x7 is 119 months until the final book or just under 12 years. Meaning it will be over a decade until we get answers :( Anyways, good job. Yukito Ayatsuji (the author of this series) was the founder of Honkaku mystery novels in Japan and I think is by far the best. What makes these books so much for the format your using is that its all about the puzzle, not the characters or emotions. And the whole promise is that the reader should be able to solve the mystery before the end. And they supposedly get more clever each time, but again, 12 years. I don't know, but I have no one to talk to this stuff about so watching this video was really fun. So thanks for making it. edit: If you liked this style of solvable mysteries based on clues (not characters/drama) Soji Shimada is a disciple of Yukito Ayatsuji and his book "The Tokyo Zodiac Murders" is notorious for being clever. Though I feel Ayatsuji is the best of the best so if you want more just read Decagon House. As for Mill House.... SPOILERS: Fujinuma speaking in first person is what threw my suspicion off of him since he was struggling with a mystery (the note and the whereabouts of the real Fujinuma), just not the same mystery we were trying to solve.
i cant remember when I last had sucha good time watching a youtube video! i alredy screamed at the intro and then all of these wonderfully acted out scenes...!!! PLEASE COME BACK WITH MORE YOU' RE GENIUS
Love that your motorhead brother joins you on these adventures! 🤩 a suggestion for the next mystery is A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny…a 3 Pines series. Set in Canada. I listened to the audiobook, it has many twists and turns.
i recently read this book and it was really good!! highly recommend ‘The Decagon Murders’ by the same author I’m not lying I was in a state of shock after reading it and it’s hands down one of my favourite murder mystery books
thank you, ben. THAT is how the rich stay rich and get richer! i love these videos so much. you always look like you're having the time of your life and it makes me so happy!
This was such a fun watch! So many twists! It is lovely to see you two having fun and solving another mystery. I hope there will be more videos in the future!
Oh hell yes, I was in the mood for this detective duo today. Also I don't know why but the mustaches make the sibling resemblance between you two shoot up by like 90% its crazy
I found your video a couple of days ago, found it interesting and decided to read the book before watching. Now I'm back)) SPOILER: . . . . . 1) So great you worked out that Masaki is the murderer! Almost right from the start! 2) The thing that was the most suspicios to me from the very beginning is the style of telling the story in the past and in the present. From "I" and "He", it must have been done on purpose. So the idea of another man hiding behind the mask came to me. It's seems easy when you're wearing mask and gloves and move in the wheelchair. What's more, Shimada asked the main guy twice "are you Mr. Fujinuma?" and twice the guy answered sth irrelevant but didn't give the exact answer. As for me, the author was too honest with a reader in this part, I'd rather he let Masaki lie. That'd be more interesting. Cause he's a muderer pretending to be another man for a year, it's not a problem for him to lie. 3) Masaki's only finger left to imitate he was murdered and the same plot in Harry Potter series... hm) 4) I've studied the plan of the ground floor lots of times and have only one question: how do people get into the courtyard? There are no doors! Thank you for the video, it was really nice to watch!) Hope to see other honkaky misteries solved by your detective duo.
(Spoilers): Omg yes! I clocked on the identity thing immediately from the perspective shift and fingers/glove mention, and was just verifying the theory going along - think more red herrings like a lie in Masaki’s dialogue would have thrown me off better. But I didn’t get the body party/window thing that Emma solved, I kept thinking the body found was Kiichi because of the burning. As a result was studying the plan soooo much to think how he could have disappeared and the no door to the courtyard was maddening haha! Also would kind of like subtle hints at the architectural trickery within the plans… hopefully something in future translations if they’re all related to the same architect!
I've only read one of them, but any of the Dublin Murder Squad (Tana French) books would be fun to see! Also one of Gillian Flynn's would be veeeery interesting
this was so so good !!! the best one so far I laughed so much hahahahahha I love when your brother is participating too it just makes it so much funnier hahahah
Wow, I love Ayatsuji! Haven't read this book exactly, but another one by him, "The Decagon House Murders" has astonished me greatly. I still remember the line with the main twist, where we understand who the murderer is. Hope you'll make a video with this book too one day!❤
One of the Detective Conan volumes could work really well for this kind of video imho They are basically made as novels to try solve while reading Only problem could be they may be too short, but maybe doing a couple together, or looking for a multi-part chapter?
I wanted to share my own experience of solving this book, if you guys don't mind :) After reading the first book of this murder mystery series by Yukito Ayatsuji I was surprised that Shimada is going to be the detective of the series, because he is overshadowed by the characters and main murders of the first book. I think the cover of the book spoil the plot twist of the book. The things I manage to solve. 1. That Fujinuma Kiichi in the present, was Masaki. - Because of the way he describes himself, his face for example. He always says "That face" or "That loathsome face", he also criticizes himself like, "Does she not find the age gap between us weird," (something like that). That's how I immediately know that Kiichi is Masaki in disguise. I also find it weird that Kiichi immediately suspects that it's Masaki in the incinerator when there is no way of knowing it's actually him, so at the start of the book I wrote down "Not confirmed if the body was actually Masaki's" 2. Yurie wrote the note. - At the time of the discovery of the note only Yurie could've wrote it and put it underneath the door. She has the strongest motive and the only one that could put the note underneath the door without anyone noticing. She also has a tic for looking down so it's weird that she didn't say she saw anything. 3. That the painting was hidden. - The painting was so random, Fountain. Had it been The Phantom Cluster I would've never suspected that it was hidden. 4. Furukawa's disappearance from the first floor of Annex Hall. - When it is pointed out that no man could fit and get out through the window, I immediately thought... "But chopped off pieces of a dead body/corpse can!" 5. Yurie was in on it. - There are many times where Yurie is left alone, she is the only who could've stolen the painting. I don't know why, but I've always suspected Yurie, not because she looked like she could kill, more like... she's the type to easily be persuaded to do something. Things I couldn't solve but I guarantee if I solved them I would've solved the whole book: 1. Motive for killing Negishi Fumie and Nozawa Tomoko. 2. The darn secret room. - Nozawa said that she could smell something weird from the basement and the secret room is like... far from that room. Things that distracted me and caught me off guard: 1. Masaki being the one who draw everyone's attention to the painting, then Oishi naming the price of it. I almost believed that someone actually stole it, because Oishi named the painting's price. 2. The power outage. 3. Kuramoto heard that the shower was on when he passed the Northern part of Annex Hall. 4. The fucking newspaper, I shouldn't have trusted that newspaper article. Btw, it's an amazing book, the last parts of the book gave me chill.
Now for the video, I love that you guys reenact the scenes from the book. I want you guys to solve the first book in the series "The Decagon House Murders" since you have already familiar with "And Then There Were None" I think you guys could easily solve it (I want you guys to actually use the authors images as the characters images for the story since the characters are nicknamed after famous detective authors). Then continue it with "The Labyrinth House Murders" that's going to release in october, maybe next time asked your brother to read the book while you did what he did during this video :v Also... where did you get the book with that cover? my book has a different one.
You two need to try Cain's Jawbone! It's only been solved (officially) 3 times! I think your brother's ADHD and your critical thinking will be the 4th! 💗💙
There's a really cool game series called "Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective" Where you follow short paragraph clues and figure out murders. Could be a more fun way to do something like this cause it's built for actually figuring out the answer in the end
I saw this vid, realized I hadn't read the book, and decided I didn't want to be spoiled, so I went out, bought and read the book. I'm so glad I did, it was so much fun watching you and your brother come to similar realizations that I did. :) These are some of my favorite vids of yours, so please keep it up!
Sherlock and watson has been real quiet since this duo came out
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Your brother is a welcome addition to your content. He brings out a chaotic side of you that I absolutely love watching 🤩
This just radiates “Made-up murder mystery game you play with your sibling” as kids and it’s so refreshing! Feels so fun and authentic. If this is a series you will be getting into more, I’d love to see it! It’s a great way to open up a murder mystery novel. 😄
You guys look more identical with silly moustaches on somehow lol
they look like twins 👀🤣
Literally came to the comments to say just this! 😂
This might be the greatest detective show I've ever seen. 😂
The absurd amount of air fresheners in your car made me CACKLE
they’re also all expired🥲
@emmiereads question what happen with review video of Ann Rice vampire chronicles series the book the vampire lestat where is it and do you know a date when that video is coming out?
@@jamesisaacson6379 Chill!!!
I just made note of that myself. If they all smell I would rather not be in that car,,
hahaha saaaaaaaame
the ✨psychologics✨
so excited for the detective duo to solve every crime ever
The effort put into this video is so amazing! Love the detective duo series 😎
thank you lovely!!
the world's most iconic moustached detective duo
I like how they still cosplay as Poirot even thought this isn’t an Agatha Christie novel
I love seeing you so much happier back at home!❤
Cool to see a different mystery writer being tackled. With Agatha Christie, it's obvious Poirot was always secretly the murderer and his true skill was finding mentally unstable people to take the blame. "Oh no I just happened to be right beside my 42nd murder this year, I must eh...solve it"
Just like Jessica Fletcher in Murder She Wrote. 😂 But seriously someone should write a series about a serial killer masquerading as a detective.
@@SloanePaoPow Jessica Fletcher was always suspicious to me. 😂
Misfortune never comes alone. Sometimes Mr. Fortune tags along.
Gotta say when I first saw the beginning of the video I got intrigued by the events of the story and how it's explained and presented, kudos to you! 🙌 So I stopped the video and wanted to try my attempt on solving it, and immediately went over it in the span of 2 days 😅 and I went back to enjoy watching the full video. And may I just say, thank you so much for this amazing episode 😊 & for taking on solving this novel as it was an enjoyably unpredictable read 🙏💙
Ben rolling up the maps and you just plucking them out of his hand and smoothing them out is the absolute funniest thing in this whole video, don't ask me why😅😅
Thanks for the laughs, I especially like the reenactment - not something I expected from booktube, but now the bar is very high 😄
I love these videos! While in Japan, you could try and solve the Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada. There's literally a point in the book where the author explicitly tells you that you now have everything you need to solve the crime.
Oh wow! This is my favorite mystery series of all time. Mill House is better than the Decagon House IMO but both are worth reading. Alas, the next translation in in the riddle house books (The Labyrinth House Murders) isn't coming out until October 10th. Mill House came out in May of 2023 so that is a 17 month (!!) gap between books.
So they finished Decagon House in 2015, and only then decided to continue once it sold well. But there are 9 murder house books (homes all built by the same mysterious Nakamura Seiji). Two books are finished leaving 7 more books, or in other words 7 more translations.
I get translating is hard, but seeing as all these houses are connected I've been theorizing that all the mysteries are somehow related. But to get there we are averaging a 17 month wait per book (one year and five months). 17x7 is 119 months until the final book or just under 12 years. Meaning it will be over a decade until we get answers :(
Anyways, good job. Yukito Ayatsuji (the author of this series) was the founder of Honkaku mystery novels in Japan and I think is by far the best. What makes these books so much for the format your using is that its all about the puzzle, not the characters or emotions. And the whole promise is that the reader should be able to solve the mystery before the end. And they supposedly get more clever each time, but again, 12 years. I don't know, but I have no one to talk to this stuff about so watching this video was really fun. So thanks for making it.
edit: If you liked this style of solvable mysteries based on clues (not characters/drama) Soji Shimada is a disciple of Yukito Ayatsuji and his book "The Tokyo Zodiac Murders" is notorious for being clever. Though I feel Ayatsuji is the best of the best so if you want more just read Decagon House. As for Mill House....
SPOILERS:
Fujinuma speaking in first person is what threw my suspicion off of him since he was struggling with a mystery (the note and the whereabouts of the real Fujinuma), just not the same mystery we were trying to solve.
The production quality of this video: immaculate. the charisma of this duo: dynamic. My happiness after viewing it: off the charts 💕😁
This was sooooooo much fun, I would love to see this become a series😂😂😂❤
I NEED MORE OF THIS!!!!
Ben is really gunning for the Brother of the Year award! I love the dedication! 🏆
i cant remember when I last had sucha good time watching a youtube video! i alredy screamed at the intro and then all of these wonderfully acted out scenes...!!! PLEASE COME BACK WITH MORE YOU'
RE GENIUS
Love that your motorhead brother joins you on these adventures! 🤩 a suggestion for the next mystery is A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny…a 3 Pines series. Set in Canada. I listened to the audiobook, it has many twists and turns.
i absolutely LOVE these videos
I can’t get over how Emmie & her brother look so much alike!😳
Especially the mustaches
the production quality on this episode!!! 😂 the air freshener number absolutely killed me
the fish bloopers im cryinggg
i recently read this book and it was really good!! highly recommend ‘The Decagon Murders’ by the same author I’m not lying I was in a state of shock after reading it and it’s hands down one of my favourite murder mystery books
love the acting! fantastic
That car is the pine freshest car ive ever seen lol
I’ve been waiting for this one, it has quickly become one of my fav series of yours, hope you guys keep doing new vids ✨
Your brother is cute, and funny,such a personality ! Love when you two are together ! Great Fun !
this video is so so so fun i’m having a great time
😂 one of my faves I’ve done in a while!
😂 amazing, i loved all the black and white parts you did, it really brought the whole thing to life. The outtakes were perfection
i just started the video and already cannot stop smiling!
awe I’m so glad🙃
Wait are you guys twins?? 😮 you look identical and not because of the mustache 😂
the bloopers are taking me out 😭😭😭
thank you, ben. THAT is how the rich stay rich and get richer!
i love these videos so much. you always look like you're having the time of your life and it makes me so happy!
Best detective duo on the planet, I wouldn't want anyone else to solve my crimes
the bloopppeeerss hahahhaa
Obsessed w the recreation of scenes
gotta admit I'm pretty sad to see you drinking mcdonald's
if someone doesn't know: mcdonald's is directly supporting the IDF with free food
it’s not even been 10 minutes I can’t control my laughter, you guys are too much😭
This was such a fun watch! So many twists! It is lovely to see you two having fun and solving another mystery. I hope there will be more videos in the future!
Oh hell yes, I was in the mood for this detective duo today. Also I don't know why but the mustaches make the sibling resemblance between you two shoot up by like 90% its crazy
I found your video a couple of days ago, found it interesting and decided to read the book before watching. Now I'm back))
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1) So great you worked out that Masaki is the murderer! Almost right from the start!
2) The thing that was the most suspicios to me from the very beginning is the style of telling the story in the past and in the present. From "I" and "He", it must have been done on purpose. So the idea of another man hiding behind the mask came to me. It's seems easy when you're wearing mask and gloves and move in the wheelchair.
What's more, Shimada asked the main guy twice "are you Mr. Fujinuma?" and twice the guy answered sth irrelevant but didn't give the exact answer.
As for me, the author was too honest with a reader in this part, I'd rather he let Masaki lie. That'd be more interesting. Cause he's a muderer pretending to be another man for a year, it's not a problem for him to lie.
3) Masaki's only finger left to imitate he was murdered and the same plot in Harry Potter series... hm)
4) I've studied the plan of the ground floor lots of times and have only one question: how do people get into the courtyard? There are no doors!
Thank you for the video, it was really nice to watch!) Hope to see other honkaky misteries solved by your detective duo.
(Spoilers): Omg yes! I clocked on the identity thing immediately from the perspective shift and fingers/glove mention, and was just verifying the theory going along - think more red herrings like a lie in Masaki’s dialogue would have thrown me off better. But I didn’t get the body party/window thing that Emma solved, I kept thinking the body found was Kiichi because of the burning. As a result was studying the plan soooo much to think how he could have disappeared and the no door to the courtyard was maddening haha! Also would kind of like subtle hints at the architectural trickery within the plans… hopefully something in future translations if they’re all related to the same architect!
Great video, always fun for the mystery to actually be solvable with the available clues
The journey of bens mustache😂
all i can pay attention to is the obscene amount of air fresheners in the car
I've only read one of them, but any of the Dublin Murder Squad (Tana French) books would be fun to see! Also one of Gillian Flynn's would be veeeery interesting
This is so much fun to watch!! Best detective duo in a long while 😂 thanks you two!
I laughed so hard. This was really really good. The end with you laughing Emma, contagious.
Why did this give me so much joy 😂 These are extremely iconic videos
Moreeeee please!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looooovedd this ❤ thank you for the laughs
this was so so good !!! the best one so far I laughed so much hahahahahha I love when your brother is participating too it just makes it so much funnier hahahah
How is the masked wheelchair man standing outside? And how wasn't he under massive suspicion when he started dancing Emma! Loved it. Thank you.
Wow, I love Ayatsuji! Haven't read this book exactly, but another one by him, "The Decagon House Murders" has astonished me greatly. I still remember the line with the main twist, where we understand who the murderer is.
Hope you'll make a video with this book too one day!❤
literally found the last video today hoping there’d be another one soon wth
read your mind!!☺️
The bloopers at the end are just perfect
This was so entertaining. Good job you two :)
You should read Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Lerous one of the first locked room mysteries,
the fish liked the way she tasted so much 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Emma, please say this will become a series on the channel! You and Ben are amazing detectives! 🔎🔍
Yeah! Mon duo de détectives préférés. Emma, hearing you laugh in the bloopers was priceless. Have fun you two. ❤
This reminded me of one of Detective Conan’s episodes, loved it
One of the Detective Conan volumes could work really well for this kind of video imho
They are basically made as novels to try solve while reading
Only problem could be they may be too short, but maybe doing a couple together, or looking for a multi-part chapter?
Omg I read this book recently! Excited to watch you guys solve it :)
OMG i just finish this book yesterday, what a random coincidence 😂
I love these videos so much ❤️
I wanted to share my own experience of solving this book, if you guys don't mind :)
After reading the first book of this murder mystery series by Yukito Ayatsuji I was surprised that Shimada is going to be the detective of the series, because he is overshadowed by the characters and main murders of the first book. I think the cover of the book spoil the plot twist of the book.
The things I manage to solve.
1. That Fujinuma Kiichi in the present, was Masaki.
- Because of the way he describes himself, his face for example. He always says "That face" or "That loathsome face", he also criticizes himself like, "Does she not find the age gap between us weird," (something like that). That's how I immediately know that Kiichi is Masaki in disguise. I also find it weird that Kiichi immediately suspects that it's Masaki in the incinerator when there is no way of knowing it's actually him, so at the start of the book I wrote down "Not confirmed if the body was actually Masaki's"
2. Yurie wrote the note.
- At the time of the discovery of the note only Yurie could've wrote it and put it underneath the door. She has the strongest motive and the only one that could put the note underneath the door without anyone noticing. She also has a tic for looking down so it's weird that she didn't say she saw anything.
3. That the painting was hidden.
- The painting was so random, Fountain. Had it been The Phantom Cluster I would've never suspected that it was hidden.
4. Furukawa's disappearance from the first floor of Annex Hall.
- When it is pointed out that no man could fit and get out through the window, I immediately thought... "But chopped off pieces of a dead body/corpse can!"
5. Yurie was in on it.
- There are many times where Yurie is left alone, she is the only who could've stolen the painting. I don't know why, but I've always suspected Yurie, not because she looked like she could kill, more like... she's the type to easily be persuaded to do something.
Things I couldn't solve but I guarantee if I solved them I would've solved the whole book:
1. Motive for killing Negishi Fumie and Nozawa Tomoko.
2. The darn secret room.
- Nozawa said that she could smell something weird from the basement and the secret room is like... far from that room.
Things that distracted me and caught me off guard:
1. Masaki being the one who draw everyone's attention to the painting, then Oishi naming the price of it. I almost believed that someone actually stole it, because Oishi named the painting's price.
2. The power outage.
3. Kuramoto heard that the shower was on when he passed the Northern part of Annex Hall.
4. The fucking newspaper, I shouldn't have trusted that newspaper article.
Btw, it's an amazing book, the last parts of the book gave me chill.
Now for the video,
I love that you guys reenact the scenes from the book.
I want you guys to solve the first book in the series "The Decagon House Murders" since you have already familiar with "And Then There Were None" I think you guys could easily solve it (I want you guys to actually use the authors images as the characters images for the story since the characters are nicknamed after famous detective authors).
Then continue it with "The Labyrinth House Murders" that's going to release in october, maybe next time asked your brother to read the book while you did what he did during this video :v
Also... where did you get the book with that cover? my book has a different one.
With moustache on its hard to identify whos who
Love you both❤❤❤❤
The collection of car fresheners
You two need to try Cain's Jawbone! It's only been solved (officially) 3 times! I think your brother's ADHD and your critical thinking will be the 4th! 💗💙
yesss i love these vids sm
Wow, I read along with this video and I solved it 100% including the identity switch and the reason for killing the housekeeper. I’m so happy. 😄
There's a really cool game series called "Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective" Where you follow short paragraph clues and figure out murders. Could be a more fun way to do something like this cause it's built for actually figuring out the answer in the end
You guys look like twins with those mustaches. 😊
Hahahaa your brother is the vibe
It’s an adult version of the westing game ❤
Would love to see you try to solve The Appeal by Janice Hallett 😊
Love this!!! Please do more videos like this!!! Love you guys ❤
with those mustaches u guys look like twins 😂
Ben's got some acting chops
Where can I watch the detective duos first case ?
More of this please! You two are honestly the best detective duo there is
Bless Rahul who speaks ill of me .🌙Ali
Yayyy ✨
Amazing editing! 😍 Such a good time! These mystery videos with Ben are the best. ❤❤
solve some sherlock holmes or one of us is lying
Went out and bought this book to read it specifically to watch this video. I finished the book an hour ago, and I’m ready to watch!
I saw this vid, realized I hadn't read the book, and decided I didn't want to be spoiled, so I went out, bought and read the book. I'm so glad I did, it was so much fun watching you and your brother come to similar realizations that I did. :) These are some of my favorite vids of yours, so please keep it up!
who the heck has a dozen air fresheners inside their car
Plz do this again its soo fun
The acting scenes are so good
The gruesome twosome!!!❣
🕵🏻🕵🏻♂️
Aww, my favorite crime solving duo! But quick question: just how many air fresheners were in that car??? lol Have a great week, Emma!
I noticed those too and thought "How fi they breathe?" 😂😂
lol no clue I’ll have to ask Ben😂 thankfully they no longer smell like anything haha
Me encantan Emmie