This biography reconstructs the life and writing of Miho Shimao, the wife portrayed in Toshio Shimao's The Sting of Death, through diaries, letters, drafts, and interviews. It dismantles the mythologized image of the couple and brings Miho's own authorship and fierce life into focus.

A biography that rereads the woman beyond The Sting of Death through documents and testimony.

A long-form nonfiction account of coach Yoshifumi Koda's triumphs and setbacks at Komazawa University Tomakomai High School. Through detailed reporting, it follows the team's first national title for Hokkaido, its summer championship run, and the era that led to the celebrated final involving Masahiro Tanaka and Yuki Saito.

The book follows the pressure and isolation behind the glory of a coach who kept winning.