A woman hiding a murder suspect, a detective continuing the investigation, and a boy suffering abuse all cross paths while trying to protect what matters to them. The mystery and the human circumstances overlap into a quiet but tense social novel.

What each person wants to protect reshapes the outline of the case.

A self-proclaimed detective and five would-be assistants move between fantastical cases and very real secrets in a mystery romcom. Through the eyes of a high school boy drafted as an assistant, the story explores the danger of deduction turning into truth.

A true detective never gets it wrong.

A critical study tracing Sherlock Holmes from the birth of the stories to their reception history in Japan, combining historical context and the history of translation and adaptation. It also looks at Conan Doyle and fan culture, offering a multifaceted portrait of the great detective’s appeal.

A 170-year story surrounding the immortal detective.

The Japanese edition of a historical mystery set in the dark streets of Stockholm, following people struggling to survive amid violence and intrigue. As in the previous volume, corruption and the instability of justice rise to the surface.

To hold on to one’s own sense of justice in a chaotic age.

A Japanese-edition historical mystery that continues the series in 1795 Stockholm, where violence and confusion deepen further. As the trilogy heads toward its end, each character’s choices gain greater weight and urgency.

Stockholm in 1795, full of violence and intrigue.

In the pandemic era city of Hitsuharai, a civil-servant detective solves cases through an online consultation window in a linked short-story collection. Centered on the title story, the book shines through its use of distance and remote interactions in mystery-solving.

Mysteries are solved brilliantly through a remote consultation desk.