The most recent installment of Wild Cards has caused some unintentional chuckles on the internet—because, fans say, it appears to be a cheaper version of Knives Out.

It was translated into English by Viz Media in July 2009. In 2014, the novel was adapted into a manga series by Moriarty the Patriot's Ryosuke Takeuchi and Death Note's Takeshi Obata -- and in that ...