Staff Pick
The staff of the Armed Detective Agency doesn't solve many mysteries, but they are decidedly armed and ready to take on all of the strange dark situations the police can't handle. Each of them is named after a real Japanese author, and their supernatural abilities are named for (and subtly reference) an influential work of their namesake. You don't have to be familiar with literature to get into this series, but there are plenty of fun references sprinkled throughout if you are. You're in for action, humor, and weird and dark supernatural situations. Recommended By Maddie K., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Having been kicked out of the orphanage, a despairing young man by the name of Atsushi Nakajima rescues a strange man from a suicide attempt--Osamu Dazai. Turns out that Dazai is part of a detective agency staffed by individuals whose supernatural powers take on a literary bent