This police novel follows Rikiko Sawamura, who joined the Hokkaido Prefectural Police after earning a doctoral degree, as she confronts a five-year-old abduction case and the suspicion surrounding a leaked investigation file. Its strengths lie in the drive of the unresolved mystery and the layered portrayal of institutional friction and personal conflict.

Rikiko Sawamura steps into the truth buried beneath an unresolved case.