umineko is probably the best thing i've ever read. i might read better things in the future, although i doubt it... but i also don't think anything is going to mean as much to me as umineko does
but yeah you already got the basics of the braining; if you want classics then you probably want at least Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None from Christie
Although there may be rest for the wicked, that doesn't stop the forces of justice from pursuing their eternal crusade against witchcraft. And after judgment has been passed, the Great Court of Heaven doesn't repeal its verdict. Unfortunately for them, the target of their wrath is safe and snug behind the walls of her catbox...
So instead they'll settle for the next best thing; much to the "next best thing's" great consternation, confusion, and overall cluelessness as to what kind of fanciful world she's washed upon the shores of. After all, what does a piece that has only ever existed within the mystery know about the fantasy that surrounds it?
Fortunately, before the culprit's revival becomes as short-lived as it was bewildering, Head Inquisitor Dlanor A. Knox presents the court with an idea that will be of great value to the inquisitors of Heaven:
for every one of her kin she helps hunt, the culprit's (several thousand) year sentence may be reduced, starting with the elimination of her death sentence. For what better way to hunt witches than with the knowledge of a witch herself?
I'd also suggest In Cold Blood by Truman Capote for an idea of how to take Actual Solved Murders That Happened, and knowledge gleaned from investigating such, and spin them into an actual (90-95% true) mystery novel
many stories will mean many things to me, but none of them will be like umineko. i'm not even really going to say nothing will is better or matters more, just that nothing else can ever be quite like it
honestly, if you're looking for something to supplement the christie from that era, i'm kind of a fan of dorothy sayers, even though it has its own... product of its time-ness. but the detective, lord peter wimsey, is a fun dude with a bit of ptsd leftover from WWI and a lot of Obfusticating Flightiness
the first lord peter book is called 'whose body,' but i started with 'strong poisons' which is when harriet first entered onto the scene (as the accused!) and i enjoyed it lots
Although there may be rest for the wicked, that doesn't stop the forces of justice from pursuing their eternal crusade against witchcraft. And after judgment has been passed, the Great Court of Heaven doesn't repeal its verdict. Unfortunately for them, the target of their wrath is safe and snug behind the walls of her catbox...So instead they'll settle for the next best thing; much to the "next best thing's" great consternation, confusion, and overall cluelessness as to what kind of fanciful world she's washed upon the shores of. After all, what does a piece that has only ever existed within the mystery know about the fantasy that surrounds it?Fortunately, before the culprit's revival becomes as short-lived as it was bewildering, Head Inquisitor Dlanor A. Knox presents the court with an idea that will be of great value to the inquisitors of Heaven:for every one of her kin she helps hunt, the culprit's (several thousand) year sentence may be reduced, starting with the elimination of her death sentence. For what better way to hunt witches than with the knowledge of a witch herself?In Cold Bloodby Truman Capote for an idea of how to take Actual Solved Murders That Happened, and knowledge gleaned from investigating such, and spin them into an actual (90-95% true) mystery novel