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Originally Posted by Will Wright
I don't believe Ellery Queen and Ngaio Marsh got translated in Japanese very often, but they could have.
Either way I have to say I was impressed with his quotations. They could be just obscure references that only 3 people in the world will get or clues. Either way I'm one of those 3 people so I'm happy.
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I found that Erika's swimsuit and duct tape are a shout out to a short story by Clayton Rawson. Who's books in English are not just out of print but aren't even available in major paper libraries. The story was basically the only piece of his writing I was able to find online, and I looked hard.
Turns out, the most exhaustive reference list of his works is in Japanese. It's quite possible that more than three people in the world will get those references, but most of those who will are in Japan.