The Man Who Died Seven Times : The Classic Time-Loop Murder Mystery

Author: Yasuhiko Nishizawa

Classic crime

Published on 4 June 2026 by Pushkin Press (Pushkin Vertigo) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 288 pages
128 x 197 x 23 | 250g

'The blend of Agatha Christie and Groundhog Day works a treat' The Times

'Ingenious' Guardian

In the middle of the family New Year's gathering at his home, Grandfather Fuchigami is murdered. But not for the last time.

For his grandson, Hisataro, has fallen into a mysterious time-loop, in which he must relive the same day again and again.

Every morning after his grandfather's death, Hisataro wakes up with a chance to find the culprit and prevent the murder. But day after day he fails, despite stumbling across clues aplenty in the shape of secret plots, illicit love affairs and jealous rivalries.

With an extremely large inheritance up for grabs, everyone is a suspect - and Hisataro is beginning to wish he could leave this day behind...