The Man Who Died Seven Times

The Classic Time-Loop Murder Mystery

Yasuhiko Nishizawa, Jesse Kirkwood

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Pushkin Press
01 November 2025

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime; Fiction in translation

Hisataro, a young member of the wealthy Fuchigami family, has a mysterious ability. Every now and then, against his will, he falls into a time-loop in which he is obliged to re-live the same day nine times. Little does he know how useful this ability will be, until one day, his grandfather mysteriously dies...

As he returns to the day of the murder time and again, Hisataro begins to unravel its secrets. With a sizeable inheritance up for grabs, motives abound, and everyone is a suspect. Can Hisataro solve the mystery of his grandfather's death, and prevent it, before his time-loop ends?

By: Yasuhiko Nishizawa
Translated by: Jesse Kirkwood
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
ISBN: 9781805335436
ISBN 10: 180533543X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yasuhiko Nishizawa was born in 1960 in Akashi, Japan. He studied Creative Writing in the United States, before returning to Japan and beginning to write murder mysteries while working as a university assistant and high school lecturer. His book Serial Murder was shortlisted for the first Tetsuya Ayukawa Award in 1990, and he has been highly praised by authors such as Soji Shimada. The Man Who Died Seven Times is the first of his novels to be translated into English.

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

""Murder and time travel collide in Nishizawa’s charming English-language debut... Nishizawa stitches elements from Clue, Groundhog Day, and Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold into a mischievous tale that stands on its own two feet. This lighthearted whodunit will please anyone who likes their murder mysteries with a dash of whimsy"" —Publishers Weekly ""A fresh and clever whodunit with an engaging twist."" —Kirkus Reviews ""Nishizawa mixes Groundhog Day with a classic locked-room mystery. For fans of The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and those who enjoy some speculative elements in their crime fiction."" —Library Journal ""A murder mystery take on Groundhog Day... A metaphysical masterpiece that never hesitates to show both humor and heart"" —CrimeReads ""A murder mystery with a fun twist"" —Book Riot ""Yasuhiko Nishizawa’s The Man Who Died Seven Times uses the device of a time-loop in order to provide differing perspectives on the same events, and thus offer a new approach to the dramas of a family gathering... An arresting and interesting story that depends on a plot-device that will both please many and irritate others."" —The Critic (UK) ""Tricksy, time-switching entertainment. On steroids"" —Herald (Scotland) ""This brilliantly intricate mystery has it all: a family gathering, a country house, the murder of a patriarch and a fortune to inherit... Hugely entertaining and satisfyingly twisty"" —Daily Mail (UK) ""Nishizawa’s imaginative mystery blends science fiction and classic detective tropes in a gripping tale... A genre-bending take on modern crime fiction"" —The Arts Shelf (UK)