A mystery collection that follows a single glance at the moment of a bank robbery into the frailty and malice of human psychology. Centered on the title story, it portrays how criminal impulses emerge from cracks in ordinary life.

視線 reflects its age and human lives through the perspective of 石沢英太郎.

A critical collection in which Masao Yamamura, who observed detective fiction before and after the war, recalls the personalities and works of writers he knew. It is a warm account of mystery history seen through personal memory.

わが懐旧的探偵作家論 reflects its age and human lives through the perspective of 山村正夫.