Abstract

Recommended by Tori Matsuzaka, Yukito Ayatsuji, Risa Wataya, Naomi Kawase, Yasuko Mitsuura!

The most powerful entertainment novel with an astonishing and tear-jerking ending awaits you!

Kyotaro, a radio personality, has a nice attractive voice and a dull appearance. He amusingly re-creates the stories of his friends who gather at the bar "if" and delivers them to his listeners. On a night of heavy rain, a soaking wet beauty wanders into the bar and they are asked to help with a “certain murder plot.” As they spend time together, Kyotaro finds himself drawn to her.
It seemed to be a fun story of mystery, romance, family, and friendship, but in the last 40 pages, the world as we had seen it changes completely. As the scattered foreshadowing lines are successfully recovered, the painful pasts of the bar friends are revealed.
Everyone living today has experienced one or two irrevocable moments in the past and the death of a loved one. This book will surely heal the pain in your heart through the story spun by "Kind Lies" and the never-strong friends.

Author’s Information

Shusuke Michio was born in Tokyo in 1975. He made his debut in 2004 with "Se no Me," which won a special prize at the 5th Horror Suspense Award, and went on to win the Honkaku Mystery Award in 2007 for "Shadow," the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award in 2009 for "Karasu no Oyayubi," the Oyabu Haruhiko Award in 2010 for "Ryujin no Ame," and the Yamamoto Shugoro Award for "Kobai no Hana."