Abstract

College student Haruka witnesses an old woman’s purse snatched, and chases the thief with highschooler Ren. Haruka recognizes an object that dropped from the thief’s pocket, and with the insistence of Ren, the two become makeshift detectives to find the purse snatcher. The detective work seemed quite straight forward, but little did Haruka know that the pursuit of the thief would lead her into a serious crime where Ren was deeply and unavoidably involved in… The author of "Para Star", which ranked 1st in the 2020 best 10 paperbacks selected by "Honno Zasshi", skillfully depicts in this painful crime story.

Author’s Information

Akiko Abe: Born in Iwate, Abe debuted with ‘Okujo Boys (Rooftop Boys)’ which won the 17th Roman Award, her ‘Dokoyorimo Tooi Basho ni iru Kimihe (To the Faraway You)’ became a bestselling title of over 100,000 copies, and two book ‘Para Star’ titles became the #1 paperback title selected by Hon no Zasshi in 2020.