Abstract

Tatsumi Wakisaka is a college student suspected of murder.
The only person who can prove his alibi is an unidentified beautiful snowboarder he met by chance.
Tatsumi heads to one of the best ski resorts in Japan to look for her.
He is pursued by Kosugi, a detective from the local police station who has been ordered to "catch the suspect before the main office does.
With only a few clues to rely on, will he be able to find the goddess of salvation and prove his innocence?

Author’s Information

Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1958.
Debuted in 1985 by winning the 31st Edogawa Rampo Prize with "Hokago (After School)".

Received the 52nd Japan Mystery Writers Association Award in 1999 for "Himitsu (Secret)", the 134th Naoki Prize and the 6th Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize in 2006 for "The Devotion of Suspect X," the 7th Chuo Koron Literary Prize in 2012 for "The Miracles of the Namiya General Store," the 26th Shibata Renzaburo Award in 2013 for "Mugenbana (Dreamy Flowers", and the 48th Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize in 2014 for "The Final Curtain". Also has numerous other awards.

Passionate about snowboarding, with works set on the slopes like "Silver Jack (Silver Hijack)", "Shippu Rondo (Gale Rondo)", "Koi no Gondola (Love Gondola)" and "Setsuen Chase (Chase in the Snow)".

Authored many books including "The Camphor Tree’s Guard (Kusunoki no Bannin)", "Majo to sugoshita Shichinichikann (Seven Days Spent with a Witch)", "Anata ga dareka wo koroshita (You Killed Someone)" and "Black Showman to kakuseisuru onnatachi (The Awakening Women with the Black Showman)".