Abstract

In the winter of Tensho 6, four years before the Honnoji Incident, Murashige Araki rebelled against Nobunaga Oda and holed himself up in Arioka Castle, only to be tossed about by difficult incidents occurring within the castle. In order to calm people's agitated mind, Murashige asks Kanbei Kuroda, a prisoner in the dungeon and a military strategist on Oda's side, to solve the mystery. What is lurking behind the incident? What will Murashige and Kanbei plot at the end of the battle and deduction? This is the culmination of the 20th anniversary of her debut. The author of "Mangan" and "The King and the Circus" takes on the new high road of warring states and mystery.

Author’s Information

Yonezawa Honobu was born in Gifu Prefecture in 1978, and made her debut in 2001 when she won the Incentive Award of the 5th KADOKAWA Gakuen Novel Award (Young Mystery & Horror Division) for " Hyouka (Ice Candy)." In 2011, he won the 64th Mystery Writers Society of Japan Award (in the long story and short story category) for "Oreta Ryukotsu (The Broken Dragon Bone)" (Tokyo Sogensha), and in 2002, the 27th Shugoro Yamamoto Award for "Mangan The Fulfilment of a Vow)" (Shinchosha). "Mangan" and "The King and the Circus" (Tokyo Sogensha) were ranked No. 1 in three mystery rankings, making him the first person in history to win three awards in two consecutive years.