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Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize Newcomer Award にほんミステリーぶんがくたいしょうしんじんしょう

Edition 23 (2019)

MysteryNewcomer Award

Winners

1 people
Kido Kiyoshi きど きよし award

High-school student Chuntaro Seike learns that his sister Mikuwa has been found crucified in a music studio. A note in her wallet, saying that there is a devil in the family home, leads him to investigate his family's secrets and the truth behind her death.

A traditional mystery about a sister found crucified and the identity of the “devil” within her family.

352 pages
Family secretsMurder investigationDetectionIsolationIrony