Abstract

Alice Arisugawa's first "Hakushu" novel! At a crossroads in his life, where does the protagonist head...? This long-awaited non-series full-length novel by Alice Arisugawa, a leading figure in authentic mystery, is not a coming-of-age story, but the author's first "Hakushu" novel. And is this work a mystery or not?

A highly skilled editor who made a name for himself in the mystery field until he was over sixty retires and moves to a lodge overlooking the sea in southern Izu. It is the house where the masked author who witnessed the debut of a "mysterious novel" suddenly disappeared one day. Nine years have passed since then. Solving the mystery of the inexplicable disappearance is his mission.

Author’s Information

Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1959. Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Doshisha University. Debuted in 1989 with "Moonlight Game". In 2003, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Novel and Short Story Collection Category) for "The Mystery of the Malay Railway", in 2008 the Honkaku Mystery Award for "The Queen's Castle", in 2018 the Yoshikawa Eiji Bunko Award for the "Himura Hideo" series, and in 2022 the Japan Mystery Literature Award. He is the first president of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club. He has authored numerous works. Recent works include "Hamachi Kenzaburo's Strange Case Files" and "The Mystery of the Japanese Fan".