Abstract

Beautiful watch store owner detective solves cases and mysteries!

Along with "Watch repair available", the Miya Watch Store has another poster that reads, "Alibi breaker".
A rookie detective, troubled by a difficult case, asks for alibi cracking service.

An alibi for an ex-husband who has turned into a stalker, an alibi for a gun in a mailbox...
Can the store owner, Tokino Mitani, solve these seven cases and mysteries?

Ranked No.1 on "Top 10 Authentic Mysteries" in 2019, an annual mystery fiction guide book in Japan!
Adapted into a serial TV drama in 2020 (See Reference Link)

Author’s Information

Born in Saitama, Japan in 1971. Graduated from Kyoto University.
He made his debut in 2004 with "Alphabet Puzzlers," and won the 13th Authentic Mystery Grand Prize in 2001 with "The Secret Room Collector.
In 2006, "Alibi Breaker" was ranked No. 1 in Japan in the "Top 10 Authentic Mysteries of 2019," and in 2008, it was made into a TV drama series, which drew a huge response.