Abstract

A company employee was killed on a bus on his way to work. Just before his death, the man left behind the words, "I'm being targeted."
Meanwhile, a famous singer, Ryo Tsujimura, is poisoned to death at a party where an unsuccessful singer, Taro Momose, performs. Just before the party, Momose's manager received a threatening e-mail from him, saying that he would kill him if Momose cut corners on his singing. Detective Katayama, his sister Harumi, Holmes, and the others decide to pursue the case. What connects these seemingly unrelated incidents? Mystery after mystery, suspense after suspense, this is the 54th installment of the popular series! The 54th installment of the popular series!

Author’s Information

Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1948. In 2005, he won the 9th Japan Mystery Literature Award.
In 2004, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award for "Tokyo Year Zero(東京零年)."