Abstract

Lawyer Kyogo Tachihara is murdered. Tachihara's wife, Takako, secretly suspects their adopted son, Shifumi, and asks her nephew, Yuki Wakabayashi, who used to work for a detective agency, to investigate his background. For Yuki, Shifumi is not only his cousin, but also one of the children he tutored. As Yuki investigates Shifumi's mysterious past, he peeks into the abyss of a bizarre human relationship swirling with love and hate... - The winner of the 30th Tetsuya Ayukawa Award for Excellence.

Author’s Information

Born in 1972 in Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from Shirayuri Women's University. She was a finalist for the 1st and 5th Sogen Fantasy Newcomer Awards. Her work “Kaze yo Bokura no Maenoha wo” (Wind, Our Forelocks), which was submitted for the 30th Tetsuya Ayukawa Award, received high praise for its impressive characterization, the vividness with which it depicts the emotional patterns of each character, and its outstanding writing style, winning the Excellence Award.