Abstract

The 65-minute lunch break at Tsukumogaoka High School.

Two boys attempt to sneak off campus to eat ramen without getting caught; members of the Literature Club search for a missing illustrator; and inside a closed classroom, a group of boys gets hopelessly absorbed in a secret "game" in pursuit of glory...

What will be the outcome of these everyday "incidents" involving high schoolers giving their absolute all to youth?

Author’s Information

Born in Tokyo in 1994. Graduated from the University of Tokyo. In 2017, he made his debut with Meitantei wa Uso o Tsukanai (The Great Detective Does Not Lie) through the "Kappa-Two" newcomer discovery project. In 2020, Tōmei Ningen wa Misshitsu ni Hisomu (The Invisible Man Lurks in the Locked Room) ranked No. 1 in the Honkaku Mystery Best 10. In 2023, he won the 23rd Honkaku Mystery Award (Critical/Research Division) for Atsukawa Tatsumi Dokusho Nikki: Kakushite Misuterī Sakka wa Kataru (Tatsumi Atsukawa's Reading Diary: Thus Speaks the Mystery Author ). His other works include the Mansion Quartet (Yakata Quartet) series starting with Gurenkan no Satsujin (The Crimson Mansion Murders), Hannin wa Kimi ga Suki na Hito (The Culprit Is the One You Love), Dead Man's Chair, and Shōjo wa Satsujin no Yume o Miru (The Girl Dreams of Murder).