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Ayukawa Tetsuya Award あゆかわてつやしょう

Edition 32 (2022)

Newcomer Literary AwardFull-length Mystery Novel

Winners

1 people
真紀涼介 まき りょうすけ excellence award

After leaving his school club, high-school student Kōdai meets Takumi, a university student who tends the garden at Kōdai's grandmother's home. As they solve everyday mysteries involving plants, the two reconsider their feelings and their connections with the people around them.

A linked mystery novel in which two young men unravel everyday enigmas involving plants.

382 pages
PlantsComing-of-age mysteryLinked mysteriesHuman relationships